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In 2011, the Danish parliament voted overwhelmingly (with seven of eight parties supporting) for the €5.1 billion project that was intended to open in 2020. The tunnel is to have three separate bores, two containing two motorway lanes each, and one with a double-track railway line. Construction
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The strait features an 18-kilometre (10 nmi) wide area with depths of 20–30 metres. Currents in the strait are weak and mostly dependent on wind.
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The Fehmarn Belt. The German island of Fehmarn is located to the south and the Danish island of Lolland to the north
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to replace the ferry route. It is to save an hour on crossing the strait, and provide more crossing capacity.
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The Danish and German governments agreed on 29 June 2007 to build a
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Fehmarn Belt is located in Germany
54°34′N 11°17′E / 54.567°N 11.283°E / 54.567; 11.283
Type
strait
Basin
Germany
Denmark

German pronunciation
Danish
Low German
strait
Bay of Kiel
Bay of Mecklenburg
Baltic Sea
German
Fehmarn
Danish

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