Smålandsfarvandet
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Smålandsfarvandet is a body of water in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

. It connects Storebælt in the west with Storstrømmen
Storstrømmen
Storstrømmen is a strait in Denmark separating the island Falster from the island Zealand. Its maximum depth is approximately 36 metres and the length is around 10 km. Smålandsfarvandet sound is situated to the west and Grønsund lies to the east. Storstrøm Bridge crosses Storstrømmen between...

 and Guldborgsund
Guldborgsund
Guldborgsund is the strait between the Danish islands of Lolland and Falster that connects Smålandsfarvandet in the north with Bay of Mecklenburg in the south. It is navigable for craft of up to 6 metres draught in its northern part and is used for commercial traffic to Nykøbing Falster...

 in the east and serves as a waterway for coastal traffic, yachts, and other small craft. It is bordered by Zealand in the north and Falster
Falster
Falster is an island in south-eastern Denmark with an area of 514 km² and 43,398 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010. Located in the Baltic sea, it is part of Region Sjælland and is administered by Guldborgsund Municipality...

 and Lolland
Lolland
Lolland is the fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of 1,243 square kilometers . Located in the Baltic sea, it is part of Region Sjælland...

 in the south. The largest of the many islands in Smålandsfarvandet are Fejø
Fejø
Fejø is a Danish island north of Lolland. It covers an area of and has 611 inhabitants . Fejø has two villages: Vesterby and Østerby...

, Femø
Femø
Femø is a Danish island north of Lolland. The island covers an area of 11.38 km². Femø has 154 inhabitants .-Women's camp:Every year since 1971 women have met and spent their holiday together in the north-east corner of the island...

, Askø
Askø
Askø is a Danish island north of Lolland. It covers an area of 2.82 km² and has 55 inhabitants .-References:* Tageo.com, "VESTSJAELLAND DENMARK Geography Population" , 2007, webpage: ....

, Lilleø, Skalø, Vejrø
Vejrø
Vejrø is a Danish island north of Lolland. It covers an area of 1.57 km² and has two inhabitants .The island is private property; for tourists, it offers a marina, an airfield, and some cottages for rent.-External links:*...

, and Rågø.
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