Great Belt

Great Belt
A map showing the Straits of Denmark and southwestern Baltic Sea. The Great Belt (labelled with its Danish name Storebælt) is slightly left of center.
Straits of Denmark and southwestern Baltic Sea. The Great Belt (labelled with its Danish name Storebælt) is slightly left of center
Great Belt is located in Europe
Great Belt
Great Belt
Coordinates55°19′59″N 11°00′00″E / 55.333°N 11.000°E / 55.333; 11.000
Typestrait
Basin countriesDenmark
Max. length60 km (37 mi)
Max. width32 km (20 mi)
Min. width16 km (10 mi)
Max. depth60 m (197 ft)
IslandsSamsø in the north and Langeland to the south

The Great Belt (Danish: Storebælt, pronounced [ˈstoːɐˌpelˀt]) 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 Belt ferries from the late 19th century until the islands were connected by the Great Belt Fixed Link in 1997–98.