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Store Bælt and Lille Bælt

(Encyclopedia)Store Bælt lĭlˈə [key] [Great Belt and Little Belt], two shallow straits, S Denmark, connecting the Kattegat with the Baltic Sea. The Store Bælt, c.40 mi (60 km) long and from 10 to 20 mi (16–3...

Lille

(Encyclopedia)Lille lēl [key], city (1990 pop. 178,301), capital of Nord dept., N France, near the Belgian border. With its central position in NW Europe, Lille became a great commercial, cultural, and manufacturi...

store

(Encyclopedia)store, commonly a shop or other establishment for the retail sale of commodities, but also a place where wholesale supplies are kept, exhibited, or sold. Retailing—the sale of merchandise to the con...

Lille Bælt

(Encyclopedia)Lille Bælt: see Store Bælt and Lille Bælt, straits, Denmark. ...

Great Belt

(Encyclopedia)Great Belt: see Store Bælt and Lille Bælt, straits, Denmark. ...

Little Belt

(Encyclopedia)Little Belt: see Store Bælt and Lille Bælt, straits, Denmark. ...

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