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.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Skagerrak canonical	69
Kattegat	2
North Sea via Skagerrak	2
Skagerrak Strait	2
Skagerrak basin	2
Oslofjord–Skagerrak corridor	1
Skagerrak (to the northeast via North Sea)	1
Skagerrak basin via Oslofjord	1
Skagerrak coast	1
Skagerrak corridor	1
Skagerrak region waters	1
Skagerrak transition zone	1

Statements (48)

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 ⓘ surface form: Battle of Jutland (World War I naval battle nearby)
length	approximately 240 km ⓘ
locatedIn	Nordic Seas ⓘ surface form: Arctic–Atlantic transition zone Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: Atlantic Ocean basin Northern Europe ⓘ
majorPortOnCoast	Gothenburg ⓘ Hirtshals ⓘ Kristiansand ⓘ Skagen ⓘ Stavanger ⓘ
maximumDepth	approximately 700 m ⓘ
nameLanguageOrigin	Old Norse ⓘ
northernShore	Norwegian waters ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (84)

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

North Sea → hasOutflow → Skagerrak ⓘ

North Sea → connectedTo → Skagerrak ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kattegat

North Sea → hasFeature → Skagerrak ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kattegat

Baltic Sea → connectedBy → Skagerrak ⓘ

Sweden → hasCoastlineOn → Skagerrak ⓘ

Eastern Norway → borders → Skagerrak ⓘ

Southern Norway → hasCoastlineOn → Skagerrak ⓘ

Southern Norway → borders → Skagerrak ⓘ

this entity surface form: Skagerrak Strait

Arendal → locatedOn → Skagerrak ⓘ

this entity surface form: Skagerrak coast

Oslofjord → partOf → Skagerrak ⓘ

Oslofjord → opensInto → Skagerrak ⓘ

Oslofjord → connectsTo → Skagerrak ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Sea via Skagerrak

Kattegat → separatedFrom → Skagerrak ⓘ

Kattegat → connectedTo → Skagerrak ⓘ

Kattegat → locatedSouthOf → Skagerrak ⓘ

Port of Halden → locatedOn → Skagerrak ⓘ

this entity surface form: Skagerrak corridor

Port of Halden → partOf → Skagerrak ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oslofjord–Skagerrak corridor

Port of Halden → waterway → Skagerrak ⓘ

Tanum → hasCoastlineOn → Skagerrak ⓘ

Strömstad → locatedOn → Skagerrak ⓘ

Iddefjord → mouthLocatedIn → Skagerrak ⓘ

Iddefjord → connectedTo → Skagerrak ⓘ

Aust-Agder → hasCoastlineOn → Skagerrak ⓘ

Scandinavia → borders → Skagerrak ⓘ

European seas → partOf → Skagerrak ⓘ

North Sea drainage basin → hasOutlet → Skagerrak ⓘ

Telemark → hasCoastOn → Skagerrak ⓘ

Vestfold og Telemark → hasCoastlineOn → Skagerrak ⓘ

Scandinavian Peninsula → bordersBodyOfWater → Skagerrak ⓘ

Scandinavian Peninsula → separatedBy → Skagerrak ⓘ

Glomma → flowsInto → Skagerrak ⓘ

Jutland → hasCoastlineOn → Skagerrak ⓘ

Hjørring → locatedNear → Skagerrak ⓘ

Numedalslågen → emptiesInto → Skagerrak ⓘ

Norwegian Trench → near → Skagerrak ⓘ

this entity surface form: Skagerrak Strait

Agder → hasCoastlineOn → Skagerrak ⓘ

Kragerø → locatedNear → Skagerrak ⓘ

Kristiansand → locatedOn → Skagerrak ⓘ

Risør → hasCoastlineOn → Skagerrak ⓘ

Lillesand → hasCoastlineOn → Skagerrak ⓘ

Kingdom of Sweden → borderSea → Skagerrak ⓘ

Larvik → hasCoastlineOn → Skagerrak ⓘ

Norwegian Coastal Current → flowsThrough → Skagerrak ⓘ

Hirtshals → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Skagerrak ⓘ

Jutland Current → flowsToward → Skagerrak ⓘ

Bohuslän → locatedOn → Skagerrak ⓘ

Bohuslän → hasCoastlineOn → Skagerrak ⓘ

Naval Base Frederikshavn → hasAccessTo → Skagerrak ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Sea via Skagerrak