Skagerrak

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sea area strait

Skagerrak is a strait and sea area between Norway, Denmark, and Sweden that connects the North Sea to the Baltic Sea.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	sea area → strait →
averageDepth	approximately 210 m →
connectedWaterBody	Baltic Sea → Kattegat → North Sea →
connectsTo	Kattegat → North Sea →
countryBorder	Denmark → Norway → Sweden →
easternBoundary	line between northern tip of Jutland and Swedish west coast →
easternShore	Bohuslän coast of Sweden →
ecoregion	temperate marine ecosystem →
etymology	possibly from Skagen and rak meaning straight course or channel →
governedBy	Danish maritime jurisdiction → Norwegian maritime jurisdiction → Swedish maritime jurisdiction →
hasCoastlineOn	Denmark → Norway → Sweden →
historicalEvent	Battle of Jutland (World War I naval battle nearby) →
length	approximately 240 km →
locatedIn	Arctic–Atlantic transition zone → Atlantic Ocean basin → Northern Europe →
majorPortOnCoast	Gothenburg → Hirtshals → Kristiansand → Skagen → Stavanger →
maximumDepth	approximately 700 m →
nameLanguageOrigin	Old Norse →
northernShore	Norwegian coast →
oceanCurrent	Jutland Current → Norwegian Coastal Current →
partOf	North Sea →
salinityGradient	decreases toward Baltic Sea →
separates	Denmark → Norway → Sweden →
southernShore	Jutland Peninsula →
usedFor	fishing → international shipping → offshore oil and gas activities →
waterType	saltwater →
westernBoundary	line between southern coast of Norway and northern tip of Jutland →
width	approximately 80–140 km →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aust-Agder → Southern Norway → Sweden → Tanum → Vestfold og Telemark →	hasCoastlineOn
Iddefjord → Kattegat → North Sea → North Sea ("Kattegat") →	connectedTo
Eastern Norway → Scandinavia → Southern Norway ("Skagerrak Strait") →	borders
Arendal ("Skagerrak coast") → Port of Halden ("Skagerrak corridor") → Strömstad →	locatedOn
European seas → Oslofjord → Port of Halden ("Oslofjord–Skagerrak corridor") →	partOf
North Sea → North Sea ("Kattegat") →	hasFeature
Baltic Sea →	connectedBy
Oslofjord ("North Sea via Skagerrak") →	connectsTo
Telemark →	hasCoastOn
North Sea →	hasOutflow
North Sea drainage basin →	hasOutlet
Kattegat →	locatedSouthOf
Iddefjord →	mouthLocatedIn
Oslofjord →	opensInto
Kattegat →	separatedFrom
Port of Halden →	waterway