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Oresund

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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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Denmark, Countries
Sweden, Countries

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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)
Shaped By: Sea Level Change, Formation statement for target 287776
Quote, Shaped By: Sea Level Change, Formation statement for target 287776
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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