Svendborgsund is a strait that separates
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 ...
from
Tåsinge
Tåsinge () is a Danish island immediately south of Funen, opposite and facing Svendborg, divided from Funen by Svendborgsund.See detailed Denmark roadmap in References section. The island covers an area of circa . It is part of the South Funen ...
.
In the west it flows into the
South Funen Archipelago
The South Funen Archipelago ( da, Det Sydfynske Øhav) is the popular name for the part of the Baltic Sea south of the ports of Faaborg and Svendborg on the Danish island of Funen. The depth of the sea is typically between 20 and 30 meters. The ar ...
by the island
Skarø
Skarø () is a Danish island south of Funen. The island covers an area of and has 20 inhabitants. The island can be reached by ferry from Svendborg
Svendborg () is a town on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, and the seat of Svend ...
, and in the east it ends in
Thurø Sund
Thurø is a small Danish island in the south-east of Funen and belongs to the Svendborg municipality. Thurø is part of the South Funen Archipelago, comprising c. 55 islands altogether. The island had 3,555 inhabitants .
Connected to Svendborg ...
and
Skårupøre Sund, almost separated by
Thurøbro, which is mostly a dam.
References
See also
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Geography of Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic country located in Northern Europe. It consists of the Jutland Peninsula and several islands in the Baltic Sea, referred to as the Danish Archipelago. Denmark is located southwest of Sweden and due south of Norway and is ...
Straits of Denmark
Straits of the Baltic Sea
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