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Denmark Strait
A strait between Iceland and the Danish territory of Greenland
The Denmark Strait is located in northern Europe
Iceland
with
Denmark
dependency
Greenland
Between, parts of it extend to the Arctic Circle. It is the geography of North America and Europe
Demarcation line
. The northern end of the channel is
The Arctic Ocean
, the south end is
Atlantic
. It is 483 km long and 290 km wide at its narrowest point.
- Chinese name
- Denmark Strait
- Foreign name
- Denmark Strait
- setting
- Between Iceland and Greenland, a Danish dependency
- long
- It's about 483 kilometers
- wide
- The narrowest is 290 km
- Connecting sea area
- The north end is The Arctic Ocean At the south end is the Atlantic Ocean
catalogue
Danish channel finger
Greenland
with
Iceland
Between the strait, part of which extends to the Arctic Circle. It is...
Europe
The border with North America. Beitong County
The Arctic Ocean
South to the North Atlantic. It is 483 km long and 290 km wide at its narrowest point.
East Greenland cold current
Along the west coast of the strait lies the southward current, with its origins in the Arctic Ocean and Greenland
Ice sheet
The iceberg. There is also a warmer Irminghe
Ocean current
The branch of IrmingerCurrent flows northward close to the Icelandic coast.
World War II
During this period (May 1941), the British and German navies fought heavily here.
On May 24, 1941, the battle between the British and British forces took place in the Danish Strait
Nazi Germany
Between a naval battle. In this naval battle,
Royal Navy
Mobilized one ship
battleship
And one battlecruiser to intercept one German battleship and one German battleship attempting to break into the Atlantic
The heavy cruiser
. In the ensuing battle, the British suffered heavy losses - their battlecruisers were sunk and their battleships severely damaged, while only one German battleship suffered minor injuries.
Early morning, Germany"
Bismarck
"Battleship" and"
Prince Eugen
After passing through the Danish Strait, the heavy cruiser was intercepted by the British naval fleet. British battleships."
Prince of Wales
"Uss and battlecruiser."
Hood
"The USS fired first. However, because the British ships were in an unfavorable position and misjudged their targets, Hood was hit by German gunfire shortly after the battle and suffered a violent explosion. The Hood quickly broke into two pieces and sank to the bottom of the sea. The most powerful ship in the British Navy was completely destroyed in just three minutes. Prince of Wales was also seriously injured and was forced to release smoke to escape. Bismarck suffered only minor damage, but her fuel tanks were hit and some of her fuel was lost, leaving the possibility of her subsequent destruction.
The Denmark Strait is located
Greenland
(West side) and
Iceland
Between (east side), part extends to the Arctic Circle.
Greenland (
Greenlandic
KalaallitNunaat covers an area of 2,166,086 square kilometers, about 81% of which is covered by snow and ice. The name "Greenland", which means "green land", is said to have been discovered by a Norwegian pirate, was once an overseas territory of the Kingdom of Denmark and a self-governing body within the kingdom, and decided to gradually move towards independence after a referendum in 2008, and in 2009 officially reformed into a transitional regime with independent domestic affairs but foreign affairs, defense and finance related affairs are still administered by Denmark. Most of Greenland lies within the Arctic Circle and has a cold climate. Across the strait from Canada and Iceland.
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Iceland
With an area of 103,000 square kilometers, it is
Europe
The second largest island. It is the westernmost country in Europe, located in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean and close to the Arctic Circle in the north, Iceland is covered by glaciers, covering an area of 8,000 square kilometers. The coastline is 4970 km long. The whole of Iceland is a bowl-shaped plateau surrounded by
Coast range
In the middle is a plateau. Most of it is a platform, the height of the platform is mostly between 400 meters - 800 meters, individual peaks can reach 1300 meters - 1700 meters, the highest mountain in Iceland is Wanadalskhenuk mountain (2119 meters). The lowland area is very small, and there are Marine plains and ice water alluvial plains in the west and southwest, and the plain area accounts for about 7% of the island. The ice-free coastline is irregular, with many fjords and coves. Other coastal areas are mainly sandy beaches, with offshore bars forming lagoons.
The 3.5-kilometer-high Danish Strait Waterfall carries 5 million cubic meters of water per second, making it the largest underwater waterfall (by volume).
(Guinness World Records)
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