Smålandsfarvandet (
lit. "The small-land waterway") is a body of water in
Denmark
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. It connects
Storebælt
The Great Belt ( da, Storebælt, ) is a strait between the major islands of Zealand (''Sjælland'') and Funen (''Fyn'') in Denmark. It is one of the three Danish Straits.
Effectively dividing Denmark in two, the Belt was served by the Great Be ...
in the west with
Storstrømmen
Storstrømmen (; lit. ''The Great Stream'') is a strait in Denmark separating the island Falster from the island Zealand.
Geography
Its maximum depth is approximately and the length is around . Smålandsfarvandet sound is situated to the w ...
and
Guldborgsund in the east and serves as a waterway for coastal traffic, yachts, and other small craft. It is bordered by
Zealand
Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020.
It is the 1 ...
in the north and
Falster
Falster () is an island in south-eastern Denmark with an area of and 43,398 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010. and
Lolland
Lolland (; formerly spelled ''Laaland'', literally "low land") is the fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of . Located in the Baltic Sea, it is part of Region Sjælland (Region Zealand). As of 1 January 2022, it has 57,618 inhabitant ...
in the south. The largest of the many islands in Smålandsfarvandet are
Fejø
Fejø is a Danish island north of Lolland. It covers an area of and has 611 permanent inhabitants (1 January 2005). Its population expands in Summer since many Danes have summerhouses and there is an influx of other tourists. Fejø has two villa ...
,
Femø
Femø is a Danish island north of Lolland. The island covers an area of 11.38 km2. Femø has 154 inhabitants (1 January 2005). 117 inhabitants 2021.
Women's camp
Every year since 1971 women have met and spent their holiday together in the n ...
,
Askø
Askø is a Danish island north of Lolland. It covers an area of 2.82 km2 and has 55 permanent inhabitants (as of 1 January 2005) as well as hundreds of summer vacation properties. It is connected to the neighbouring island of Lilleø by a 700 ...
,
Lilleø
Lilleø is an island located off the coast of Lolland, Denmark. Since the 1930s, a number of farms growing fruit have been located on the island. It has a unique microclimate giving the fruit a taste which has been described as "intense".
The isl ...
,
Skalø Skalø is a small Danish island, with an area of 1.06 km2 and a population of 11 located south west of Zealand in the Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia ...
,
Vejrø
Vejrø is a Danish island north of Lolland. It covers an area of and has two inhabitants ().
The island is private property; for tourists, it offers a marina, an airfield
An aerodrome ( Commonwealth English) or airdrome (American Englis ...
, and
Rågø.
Straits of Denmark
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