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The Kattegat ( Danish ), or ''Kattegatt'' ( Swedish ) is a sea area bounded by Jutland ( Denmark ) and Sweden . The Baltic Sea drains into the Kattegat through the Oresund and the Danish Straits . The Kattegat is a continuation of the Skagerrak and may be seen as either a Bay of the Baltic Sea , a bay of the North Sea , or, in traditional Scandinavian usage, none of these. GEOGRAPHY Waterway s that drain into the Kattegat are the rivers of Göta älv at Gothenburg , together with the Lagan , Nissan , Ätran and Viskan from the province of Halland on the Swedish side, and the river of Gudenå from Jutland , in Denmark. The main islands of the Kattegat are Samsø , Læsø and Anholt , where the latter two, due to their dry summer climate, are referred to as the Danish Desert belt. A number of noteworthy coastal areas abut the Kattegat, including the Kullaberg Nature Reserve in Sweden, which contains a number of Rare Species and a scenic Rocky Shore , the town of Mölle , which has a picturesque harbour and views into the Kullaberg, and Skagen at the northern tip of Denmark. ETYMOLOGY According to '' (2.38 Miles ) wide. An older name for both the Skagerrak and Kattegat was the ''Norwegian Sea'' or ''Jutland Sea'' ( Knýtlinga Saga mentions the name ''Jótlandshaf''). The name of the Copenhagen street '' Kattesundet '' is derived from same root. REFERENCES ::In-line: |
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