Kattegat
sea area between Denmark and Sweden
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The area of Kattegat measures 25,000 square kilometers[2].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Västra Götaland County[3], Skåne County[4], Halland County[5], North Denmark Region[6], Central Denmark[7], Southern Denmark[8], Capital Region of Denmark[9], Region Zealand[10]
- Country: Sweden[11], Denmark[12]
- Instance of: gulf[13]
- Shares border with: Skagerrak[14]
- Inflows: Göta älv[15], Ätran (river)[16], Nissan[17], Viskan[18], Fylleån[19], Lagan[20], Gudenå[21]
- Part of: Atlantic Ocean[22]
- Commons category: Kattegat[23]
- Has part(s): Kungsbacka Fjord[24], Randers Fjord[25], Mariager Fjord[26], Gullmarn[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kattegat[28]
- Commons gallery: Kattegat[29]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[30], Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition[31], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[32], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34], The Encyclopedia Americana[35], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[36], New International Encyclopedia[37]
- Topic has template: Template:Kattegat[38]
- Length: 220 km[39]
- Area: 25,485 km²[40]
- Width: 88 km[41]
- Connects with: Belt Sea[42]
- Salinity: 30 gram per litre[43]
- Vertical depth: 109 m[44]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[45], Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark[46]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Kattegat[47]
Why It Matters
Kattegat has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Kattegat is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]