Kalmar Strait

Kalmar Strait
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The Öland bridge spans the Kalmar Strait
Location in Sweden
Location in Sweden
Kalmar Strait
Coordinates56°43′56.60″N 16°26′57.41″E / 56.7323889°N 16.4492806°E / 56.7323889; 16.4492806
Typestrait
Basin countriesSweden
Max. length130 km (81 mi)
Max. width25 km (16 mi)
Min. width5 km (3.1 mi)

The Kalmar Strait (Swedish: Kalmarsund) is a strait in the Baltic Sea, located between the Swedish island of Öland and the province of Småland of the Swedish mainland. The strait is about 130 kilometres (81 mi) long and between 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) and 25 kilometres (16 mi) in width.

There is a road bridge across the strait, the Öland Bridge, opened in September 1972.