Skälder Bay: Difference between revisions

Designations
Designations
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Skälderviken
Designated	14 November 2001
Reference no.	1127

Skälder Bay
Skälder Bay
Skälderviken (Swedish)
	View from the North-East
	Skälder Bay Skälder Bay
Location	Skåne County, Sweden
Coordinates	56°18′N 12°42′E / 56.3°N 12.7°E
Part of	Kattegat
Designation	Ramsar
Max. length	23 km (14 mi)
Max. width	14 km (8.7 mi)
Surface area	92.97 km2 (35.90 sq mi)
Max. depth	25.6 m (84 ft)

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Skälder Bay (Swedish: Skälderviken) is a bay in Skåne County, Sweden. It is an inlet of the Kattegat on the western coast of Scania, located between the Bjäre Peninsula to the north (which separates it from Laholm Bay) and the Kullen Peninsula to the south (which separates it from Øresund). The town of Ängelholm is located at the head of the bay.

Its depth at the entrance is between 20 and 25.6 metres (66 and 84 ft), gradually rising towards the head of the bay. The bottom is rocky near the northeastern and southwestern shores, but it is mostly sand and clay in the central part.^[1]

A portion of the southern shores and waters of the bay are part of the Skälderviken Ramsar site. Designated since 2001, the 1,463 hectares (3,620 acres) site is of national importance for commercial fishing, since it is an important spawning ground, nursery, and feeding area, especially for the Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), the Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and flatfish species. Furthermore, a number of nationally vulnerable bird species such as the ruff (Philomachus pugnax), bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica), and the common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) breed and winter there.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Sailing Directions for the Kattegat and the Sound. U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office. 23 June 1962. p. 122. Retrieved 16 June 2021.^{[dead link]}
^ "Skälderviken". rsis.ramsar.org. Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

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[sailing-1] Sailing Directions for the Kattegat and the Sound. U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office. 23 June 1962. p. 122. Retrieved 16 June 2021.^{[dead link]}

[2] "Skälderviken". rsis.ramsar.org. Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

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 '''Skälder Bay''' ({{lang-sv|Skälderviken}}) is a bay in [[Skåne County]], [[Sweden]]. It is an inlet of the [[Kattegat]] on the western coast of Scania, located between the Bjäre Peninsula to the north (which separates it from [[Laholm Bay]]) and the Kullen Peninsula to the south (which separates it from [[Øresund]]). The town of [[Ängelholm]] is located at the head of the bay.
-Its depth at the entrance is between {{Convert|20|to|25.6|m}}, gradually rising towards the head of the bay. The bottom is rocky near the northeastern and southwestern shores, but it is mostly sand and clay in the central part.<ref name=sailing>{{cite journal |title=Sailing Directions for the Kattegat and the Sound |date=23 June 1962 |issue=Change No. 3 to H.O. Pub. No. 41 |page=122 |url=https://books.googleusercontent.com/books/content?req=AKW5QaeghBeRNROnUaqjFRkHnQN4BrgbFqwnGVgj74vIrx1fQm4hkY0ZVOTrbfqj4pDjpaqG4HHFfUeUWrEseDPSSI_gb0V8QvJ_nEEV0_QP9Aahd6VwfxE_4VbJwzEYXIRMPGdCToxO8Qwq9kT6UOVoYSN0K5rWS8x5r8br0sk4mw-uvEUvbLJd2545rHqQ1S5D6y6Oh6xH0lrKq8vfKnk6QcNXXOIl2vB9qqZz3R-iT8haUFjkUbXl_yC33MLNSThtFNRRRS1y |access-date=16 June 2021 |publisher=U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office}}</ref>
+Its depth at the entrance is between {{Convert|20|and|25.6|m}}, gradually rising towards the head of the bay. The bottom is rocky near the northeastern and southwestern shores, but it is mostly sand and clay in the central part.<ref name=sailing>{{cite book |title=Sailing Directions for the Kattegat and the Sound |date=23 June 1962 |issue=Change No. 3 to H.O. Pub. No. 41 |page=122 |url=https://books.googleusercontent.com/books/content?req=AKW5QaeghBeRNROnUaqjFRkHnQN4BrgbFqwnGVgj74vIrx1fQm4hkY0ZVOTrbfqj4pDjpaqG4HHFfUeUWrEseDPSSI_gb0V8QvJ_nEEV0_QP9Aahd6VwfxE_4VbJwzEYXIRMPGdCToxO8Qwq9kT6UOVoYSN0K5rWS8x5r8br0sk4mw-uvEUvbLJd2545rHqQ1S5D6y6Oh6xH0lrKq8vfKnk6QcNXXOIl2vB9qqZz3R-iT8haUFjkUbXl_yC33MLNSThtFNRRRS1y |access-date=16 June 2021 |publisher=U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office |url-status=}}{{dead link|date=September 2023}}</ref>
-A portion of the southern shores and waters of the bay are part of the Skälderviken Ramsar site. Designated since 2001, the {{Convert|1463|ha}} site is of national importance for commercial fishing, since it is an important spawning ground, nursery, and feeding area, especially for the Atlantic herring (''[[Clupea harengus]]''), the Atlantic cod (''[[Gadus morhua]]'') and flatfish pecies. Furthermore, a number of nationally vulnerable bird species such as the ruff (''[[Philomachus pugnax]]''), bar-tailed godwit (''[[Limosa lapponica]]''), and the common kingfisher (''[[Alcedo atthis]]'') breed and winter there.<ref>{{cite web |title=Skälderviken |url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1127 |website=rsis.ramsar.org |publisher=Ramsar Sites Information Service |access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref>
+A portion of the southern shores and waters of the bay are part of the Skälderviken Ramsar site. Designated since 2001, the {{Convert|1463|ha}} site is of national importance for commercial fishing, since it is an important spawning ground, nursery, and feeding area, especially for the Atlantic herring (''[[Clupea harengus]]''), the Atlantic cod (''[[Gadus morhua]]'') and flatfish species. Furthermore, a number of nationally vulnerable bird species such as the ruff (''[[Philomachus pugnax]]''), bar-tailed godwit (''[[Limosa lapponica]]''), and the common kingfisher (''[[Alcedo atthis]]'') breed and winter there.<ref>{{cite web |title=Skälderviken |url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1127 |website=rsis.ramsar.org |publisher=Ramsar Sites Information Service |access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref>
+[[File:Ängeholm Höganâs - skälderviken IMG 1794.jpg|thumb|none|Aerial view with the Ramsar site in the center]]
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+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Bays of Sweden]]