Skagerrak, << SKAG uh rak, >> is an arm of the North Sea that separates Norway from Denmark to the south. The Skagerrak is about 150 miles (240 kilometers) long and 80 miles (130 kilometers) wide. The Skagerrak and the Kattegat–a body of water between Sweden and Denmark–form an important channel that links the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The Skagerrak’s Danish shores have no good harbors because of dangerous sand banks. But along its Norwegian coast, good harbors are plentiful.
