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The main islands of the Kattegat are SamsøSams is an island in the North Sea bay of Kattegat and a municipality in central Denmark, in the county of Aarhus, 15 kilometers off the Jutland Peninsula. The municipality covers an area of 114 km², and has a total population of 4,233. External links Mun, LæsøLaes is the largest island in the North Sea bay of Kattegat and a municipality in northern Denmark in the county of North Jutland, 19 kilometers off the Jutland Peninsula. The municipality covers an area of 114km² and has a total population of 2,293. Toge and Anholt , where the latter two, due to their dry summer climate, are referred to as the Danish desertEgyptian desert In geography, a desert is a landscape form or region that receives little precipitation. As a consequence, deserts have a reputation for supporting very little life. Compared to wetter regions this may be true, although upon closer examina belt.
The name Kattegat derives from the DutchDutch is a West Germanic language spoken worldwide by around 21 million people. The variety of Dutch spoken in Belgium is also informally called Flemish . The Dutch name for the language is Nederlands or less formal Hollands and Dutch is sometimes called and low SaxonLanguage classification Indo-European languages Germanic languages West Germanic languages Low German languages Low Saxon language Interlanguage link for the language itself: Low Saxon (in Low Saxon, Nedersaksisch Neddersassisch Plattduutsch or Nedderduut words Kat (cat) and Gat (hole). It refers to the medieval navigation, where captains spoke of this area to be as narrow as a cat's hole, since there are several flats in the sea, which made navigation difficult.
See also: ScandinaviaScandinavia is the cultural and historic region of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The Scandinavian countries are Norway, Sweden and Denmark, which mutually recognize each other as parts of Scandinavia. The collective label "Scandinavia" reflects the cultural