Little Belt
The Little Belt (Danish: Lillebælt, pronounced [ˈliləˌpelˀt]) is a strait between the island of Funen and the Jutland Peninsula in Denmark. It is one of the three Danish Straits that drain and connect the Baltic Sea to the Kattegat strait, which drains west to the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean.
| Little Belt | |
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The Little Belt (labelled with its Danish name Lillebælt), the leftmost of the 3 Danish Straits | |
Little Belt | |
| Coordinates | 55°11′N 9°50′E |
| Type | strait |
| Basin countries | Denmark |
| Max. length | 50 km (31 mi) |
| Max. width | 28 km (17 mi) |
| Min. width | 800 m (2,625 ft) |
| Designations | |
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| Official name | Lillebælt |
| Designated | 2 September 1977 |
| Reference no. | 154 |
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