Drogden is a channel through

Øresund Øresund or Öresund (, ; da, Øresund ; sv, Öresund ), commonly known in English as the Sound, is a strait which forms the Danish–Swedish border, separating Zealand (Denmark) from Scania (Sweden). The strait has a length of ; its width ...

. The trench is located on the Danish side of the

, between

Saltholm Saltholm (; ''Salt Islet'') is a Danish island in the Øresund, the strait that separates Denmark and Sweden. It is located to the east of the Danish island of Amager in Tårnby municipality and lies just to the west of the sea border between D ...

and Amager. The road and railway connection between

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and

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

passes below it in the

Drogden Tunnel Drogden is a channel through Øresund. The trench is located on the Danish side of the Øresund, between Saltholm and Amager. The road and railway connection between Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , so ...

. The maximum depth for ships to pass is 8 meters. Drogden is heavily trafficked, and about 30 000 ships pass per year in the fairway.

References

Straits of the Baltic Sea Straits of Denmark {{Denmark-geo-stub