A strait between Denmark and Sweden linking the Kattegat to the Baltic Sea, spanned by the Oresund Bridge and tunnel connecting Copenhagen and Malmo. It is one of the busiest and most heavily trafficked straits in the world by ship traffic.
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Source Øresund (Wikipedia)
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Wikidata: Oresund
Wikidata Q104662, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Øresund (Wikipedia)
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Øresund is a geologically young strait that formed 8,500-8,000 years ago as a result of rising sea levels.
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