Denmark Strait

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body of water naval battle strait

The Denmark Strait is a narrow body of water between Greenland and Iceland that links the Arctic Ocean with the North Atlantic and is known for its powerful ocean currents and historically treacherous seas.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Denmark Strait canonical	14
Denmark Strait overflow	1
Denmark Strait sill	1
Denmark Strait, North Atlantic Ocean	1
Greenland Strait	1
North Atlantic Ocean via Denmark Strait	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of water ⓘ naval battle ⓘ strait ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Denmark Strait ⓘ surface form: Greenland Strait
belligerent	Nazi Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
connects	Arctic Ocean ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
countryOnNorthernShore	Greenland ⓘ
countryOnSouthernShore	Iceland ⓘ
date	24 May 1941 ⓘ
featureOf	Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ⓘ thermohaline circulation ⓘ
hasClimate	subarctic maritime climate ⓘ
hasEvent	Battle of the Denmark Strait ⓘ
hasHazard	rough seas ⓘ sea ice ⓘ strong winds ⓘ
hasHydrologicalFeature	submarine ridge ⓘ underwater sill ⓘ
hasMarineLife	cold-water fish species ⓘ seals ⓘ whales ⓘ
hasOceanCurrent	Denmark Strait self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Denmark Strait overflow East Greenland Current ⓘ Irminger Current ⓘ
knownFor	dense overflow water into North Atlantic ⓘ powerful ocean currents ⓘ treacherous seas ⓘ
locatedBetween	Greenland ⓘ Iceland ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
maximumDepth	1915 m ⓘ
minimumWidth	about 290 km ⓘ
namedAfter	Denmark ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Denmark
oceanographicSignificance	largest known waterfall by volume (submarine overflow) ⓘ major site of deep water formation ⓘ
partOf	Greenland Sea ⓘ Irminger Sea ⓘ World War II ⓘ
resultedIn	sinking of HMS Hood ⓘ
separates	Greenland ⓘ Iceland ⓘ
tookPlaceIn	Denmark Strait self-linksurface differs ⓘ
usedFor	shipping route between North Atlantic and Arctic ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

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

Arctic Ocean → connectedBy → Denmark Strait ⓘ

Denmark Strait → alsoKnownAs → Denmark Strait ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greenland Strait

Denmark Strait → hasOceanCurrent → Denmark Strait self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Denmark Strait overflow

Denmark Strait → tookPlaceIn → Denmark Strait self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of the Denmark Strait

Iceland Sea → connectedTo → Denmark Strait ⓘ

East Greenland Current → mouthRegion → Denmark Strait ⓘ

East Greenland Current → flowsThrough → Denmark Strait ⓘ

Northeast Greenland National Park → hasBorderWith → Denmark Strait ⓘ

Operation Rheinübung → location → Denmark Strait ⓘ

Battle of the Denmark Strait → location → Denmark Strait ⓘ

Irminger Current → associatedWithFeature → Denmark Strait ⓘ

Nordic Seas → connectedTo → Denmark Strait ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean via Denmark Strait

Irminger Sea → connectedTo → Denmark Strait ⓘ

Atlantic Ocean (via Sheepshead Bay inlet) → connectedTo → Denmark Strait ⓘ

subject surface form: Atlantic Ocean

British battlecruiser HMS Hood → locationOfSinking → Denmark Strait ⓘ

subject surface form: HMS Hood

this entity surface form: Denmark Strait, North Atlantic Ocean

Denmark Strait overflow pathway → locatedIn → Denmark Strait ⓘ

Denmark Strait overflow pathway → associatedWith → Denmark Strait ⓘ

this entity surface form: Denmark Strait sill

Greenland coast → borders → Denmark Strait ⓘ

Sermersooq municipality → hasCoastlineOn → Denmark Strait ⓘ