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approximately 22-25,000 years ago. Approximately 14-15,000 years ago, during the late
Weichsel glaciation, ice arrived from the south and southeast, one part of which became the Little Belt Glacier, causing hilly terrain with deep fjords. The notable
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in the south, with a winding course in between. The northern end is the widest at over 15 km (9.3 mi). From there it runs southwest, narrowing to about 1 km (0.62 mi) at a place called
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hunting. Harbor porpoises winter in Danish waterways, and fishermen would wait in the narrow parts of the belt and drive them to the shallows where they would be slaughtered. Porpoise oil, a type of
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Two power lines also previously crossed the Little Belt, the first of which was dismantled and replaced by an
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in 1970. Today, the old bridge carries local traffic and train lines, while the new bridge carries the
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was active in the area. There are many archaeological sites from the
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From the Middle Ages until the end of the 19th century, local fishermen were also involved in
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Ministry of the Environment. Ramsar Convention. (in Danish) Retrieved 30-11-2009.
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Strait in
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received merchant town privileges, and today they are the area's two largest towns.
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The Little Belt's western coastline is largely broken up by irregular inlets called
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in the world, and is home to several thousand individuals. It is the only resident
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The area around the Little Belt is shaped by numerous glacial
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Human populations lived around the Little Belt during the
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In 1801 the Danish Navy launched a 22-gun warship named
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are accessible nearby as well. Other species such as
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Den Store Danske. (in Danish) Retrieved 01-12-2009.
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1049:Categories
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757:References
742:Great Belt
697:Fredericia
693:Middelfart
592:Royal Navy
578:Modern era
537:Viking Age
529:Bronze Age
508:, hunting
477:fin whales
334:Snævringen
325:Juelsminde
314:Great Belt
306:Marens Hul
270:Baltic Sea
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206:Designated
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164:Max. width
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584:Lillebælt
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522:Neolithic
506:Stone Age
489:sea trout
288:Geography
278:North Sea
237:Lillebælt
201:Lillebælt
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730:See also
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300:at dusk.
274:Kattegat
256:and the
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748:Øresund
689:Snoghøj
541:Kolding
510:aurochs
495:History
485:herring
351:Geology
272:to the
262:Denmark
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750:strait
744:strait
620:German
605:affair
535:, and
487:, and
475:, and
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298:strait
250:strait
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545:Vejle
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254:Funen
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