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The Skagerrak is a habitat for approximately 2,000 marine species, including a unique variety of Atlantic cod. It also contains sandy and stony reefs and cold-water coral reefs. Environmental institutions have expressed concern about increasing pressure on the ecosystem due to human activities and
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With the centuries-long heavy international seatraffic of Skagerrak, the seabed also holds an abundance of shipwrecks. Wrecks on shallow waters, provides a firm anchoring for several corals and polyps and explored wrecks have been revealed to support
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is also a growing problem. Until recently, waste water and sewage pouring into Skagerrak from settlements and industries was not treated at all. In combination with wash out of excessive nutrients from
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in both modern Norwegian and Swedish refers to a channel or opening of water in an otherwise ice-covered body of water. There is no evidence to suggest a connection with the modern Danish word
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in the world, with vessels from every corner of the globe. It also supports an intensive fishing industry. The ecosystem is strained and negatively affected by direct human activities.
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in Skagerrak. The pressure has already had negative impacts and is caused by cumulative environmental effects, of which direct human activities are only one piece of the puzzle.
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The Skagerrak is 240 km (150 mi) long and between 80 and 140 km (50 and 87 mi) wide. It deepens toward the Norwegian coast, reaching over 700 m at the
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is the largest known coral reef in Europe. Lophelia reefs are also present in the Norwegian trench and they are known from the shallow waters of many Norwegian fjords.
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Skagerrak is popular for recreational activities in all three countries. There are many summer house residences and several marinas along the coasts.
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Skagerrak is a busy shipping lane, with c. 7,500 individual vessels (excluding fishing vessels) from all over the world visiting in 2013 alone.
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in 1784. During both World Wars, the strait held strategic importance for Germany. Presently, it remains one of the busiest straits worldwide.
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is an ancient cold water coral reef and the only known coral reef in the country. The Tisler Reef in the Norwegian marine protection of
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The Skagerrak is habitat for approximately 2,000 marine species, many of them adapted to its waters. For example, a variety of
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The two national parks of Ytre-Hvaler and Kosterhavet, forms a connected cross-border protection between Norway and Sweden.
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German bunkers from World War II are still present along the coasts of Skagerrak. (Kjærsgård Strand in Denmark)
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In both world wars, the Skagerrak was strategically very important for Germany. The biggest sea battle of the
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called the Skagerrak cod spawns off the Norwegian coast. The eggs are buoyant and the hatchlings feed on
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Scientists and environmental institutions have expressed concern about the increasing pressure on the
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on the surface support prolific marine life. Energy moves from the top to the bottom according to
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are by far the most common vessel in Skagerrak at c. 4,000 individual ships in 2013, followed by
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was constructed in Denmark through Skagerrak from the North Sea by going directly to the
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Kortlægning af Natura 2000 habitaterne: Boblerev (1180), rev (1170) og sandbanker (1110)
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Nudansk Ordbog (1993), 15th edition, 2nd reprint, Copenhagen: Politikens Forlag, entry
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Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (2004), CD-ROM edition, Copenhagen: Gyldendal, entry
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are expected to have increasing impacts on the Skagerrak ecosystem in the future.
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means 'straight' as in 'straight ahead' in modern Norwegian and Swedish.
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and a 270,295-hectare (667,910-acre) sea area immediately north.
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There are several marine protections in Skagerrak, including:
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Nearly all commercial vessels in Skagerrak are tracked by the
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Skagerrak and the North Sea receives considerable inputs of
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is a town near the northern cape of Denmark (The Skaw). In
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as well as the construction of the northern parts of the
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Skaagerak is the setting of the popular television show
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Mapping shipping intensity and routes in the Baltic Sea
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Apart from sandy and stony reefs, extensive cold water
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climate change. Protections are in place, with several
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Historically, the Skagerrak was the only access to the
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Norwegian Environment Agency. 20 March 2013 8: 1406:"Algal blooms in the Skagerrak and Kattegat" 1374:Radioactivity in the Marine Environment 2010 1248:"Sweden´s only coral reef at risk of dying" 620:Older names for the combined Skagerrak and 479:in Sweden and Denmark to the depths of the 266:The Skagerrak contains some of the busiest 1250:. University of Gothenburg. Archived from 324:is most likely the Skagen Channel/Strait. 29: 1171:"Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" 1223:. Marine Vessel Traffic. Archived from 1111: 516:International Hydrographic Organization 182:47,000 km (18,000 sq mi) 1483:The Baltic Sea, Kattegat and Skagerrak 883:Skagerrak also holds a number of rare 471:, which is very low, close to that of 16:Sea between Denmark, Norway and Sweden 1246:Carina Eliasson (19 September 2012). 1117: 1115: 828:. Some species that move between are 412:. 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Index

Skagerrak (film)
Skagerrak (power transmission system)
Location of Skagerrak in Europe
Map of Skagerrak and surrounding waters
Kattegat
North Sea
Kattegat
Atlantic Ocean
58°N 9°E / 58°N 9°E / 58; 9
Type
Strait
Basin
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
[ˈskɛːjɐˌʁɑk]
[ˈskɑ̀ːɡərɑk]
[ˈskɑ̌ːɡɛrak]
strait
Jutland peninsula
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
North Sea
Kattegat
shipping routes
Oslo
Gothenburg
Skagen
Baltic Sea

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