Denmark Strait

oceanic strait between Greenland to its northwest and Iceland to its southeast
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Denmark Strait

Summary

Denmark Strait is a strait[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Denmark Strait is in the country of Greenland[3].
  • Denmark Strait is in the country of Iceland[4].
  • Denmark Strait's instance of is recorded as strait[5].
  • Denmark is named after Denmark Strait[6].
  • Denmark Strait is part of North Atlantic Ocean[7].
  • Denmark Strait is part of GIUK gap[8].
  • Denmark Strait's Commons category is recorded as Denmark Strait[9].
  • Denmark Strait's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 67, 'lon': -24}[10].
  • Denmark Strait's significant event is recorded as Battle of the Denmark Strait[11].
  • Denmark Strait's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Denmark Strait[12].
  • Denmark Strait's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[13].
  • Denmark Strait's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[14].
  • Denmark Strait's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Grænlandssund'}[15].
  • Denmark Strait's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Danmarksstrædet'}[16].
  • Denmark Strait's connects with is recorded as Greenland Sea[17].
  • Denmark Strait's connects with is recorded as North Atlantic Ocean[18].
  • Denmark Strait's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19].

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Geography

Country listings include Greenland[3], an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark[20], in Kingdom of Denmark[21] and Iceland[4], an island country[22], in Iceland[23], founded in 1918[24]. Part of include North Atlantic Ocean[7], a sea[25] and GIUK gap[8], a choke point[26].

Designation and Status

Denmark Strait's instance of is recorded as strait[5].

History and Context

Denmark is named after Denmark Strait[6].

Why It Matters

Denmark Strait has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Denmark Strait
    Spanish cultural heritage thesauri id geografico/1201935
    Country Greenland, Iceland
    Instance of strait
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37444|batch #37444]]: Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) ([[Property:P14541]]) 2"
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