The South Funen Archipelago ( da, Det Sydfynske Øhav) is the popular name for the part of the

Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain. The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from ...

south of the ports of Faaborg and Svendborg on the Danish island of

Funen Funen ( da, Fyn, ), with an area of , is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy. It is the 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 469,947 as o ...

. The depth of the sea is typically between 20 and 30 meters. The

archipelago An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands. Examples of archipelagos include: the Indonesian Arch ...

includes some 55 low-lying Danish islands, including Ærø, Tåsinge, Thurø, Lyø,

Strynø Strynø is a small Danish island lying west of Langeland, north-east of Ærø, and south of Tåsinge in the South Funen Archipelago. A constituent part of Langeland municipality, Strynø covers an area of 4.88 km2. The population of the island on ...

and Avernakø."Det Sydfynske Øhav"
''Den store Danske''. Retrieved 11 June 2010.

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

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