Fehmarn Belt
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Fehmarn Belt (Danish: Femern Bælt, formerly also spelled Femer Bælt) is a strait connecting the Bay of Kiel and the Bay of Mecklenburg in the western part of the Baltic Sea between the German island of Fehmarn and the Danish island of Lolland. Ferries operated by Scandlines connect Puttgarden and Rødby on the two islands. A fixed link has been suggested to replace the ferry route, but the two governments have not reached any agreement.
The strait features a c. 9 km. wide area with depths of 20-30 meters. Currents in the strait are weak and mostly dependent on wind.
[edit] Famous shipwrecks in the Fehmarn Belt
- 21 July 1932 School ship Niobe
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