Little Belt

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Little Belt is a narrow strait in Denmark that separates the island of Funen from the Jutland Peninsula and connects the Baltic Sea with the Kattegat.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Little Belt canonical 13

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf strait
connects Baltic Sea
Kattegat
country Denmark
crossesNear Fredericia
Kolding Fjord
Middelfart
DanishName Lillebælt
flowsInto Kattegat
hasBridge New Little Belt Bridge
Little Belt bridges
surface form: Old Little Belt Bridge
hasCoastlineOn Funen
Jutland
hasCurrentDirection variable
hasEcologicalCharacteristic brackish water
high biodiversity of marine species
hasMajorPortNearby Fredericia
Kolding
Middelfart
hasMaximumDepth approximately 81 metres
hasMaximumWidth approximately 28 kilometres
hasMinimumWidth approximately 800 metres
hasNearbyIsland Funen
hasNearbyPeninsula Jutland Peninsula
isKnownFor recreational diving
sport fishing
strong currents
whale and porpoise sightings
isNavigationRouteFor Baltic Sea shipping
local ferry traffic
isOneOf three main Danish straits between Baltic Sea and North Sea
languageOfToponym Danish
locatedIn Jutland region
Northern Europe
Region of Southern Denmark
Scandinavia
neighboringStrait Great Belt
Øresund
partOf Danish straits
transition zone between Baltic Sea and North Sea
receivesFrom Baltic Sea
separates Funen
Jutland Peninsula
usedFor commercial shipping
fishing
recreational boating
tourism
waterwayType narrow strait

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Funen surroundedByStrait Little Belt
Kattegat connectedTo Little Belt
Fredericia locatedOn Little Belt
Kolding hasNearbyBodyOfWater Little Belt
Crossing of the Belts hasLocation Little Belt
Haderslev locatedNear Little Belt
Little Belt bridges crosses Little Belt
Little Belt bridges crosses Little Belt
subject surface form: Old Little Belt Bridge
Little Belt bridges crosses Little Belt
subject surface form: New Little Belt Bridge
Aabenraa, Denmark locatedOnBodyOfWater Little Belt
subject surface form: Aabenraa
Middelfart locatedOn Little Belt
Middelfart hasWaterBody Little Belt