Kalmar Sound

Kalmar Sound
Connects waters	Baltic Sea
with water
Separates land mass	Öland
of land mass	mainland Sweden
Data
Geographical location	56 ° 43 '57 "  N , 16 ° 26' 57"  E Coordinates: 56 ° 43 '57 "  N , 16 ° 26' 57"  E
Smallest width	3 km
Coastal towns	Kalmar , Färjestaden
Islands	Blå Jungfrun
bridges	Öland Bridge

The Kalmar Strait is the strait and the waters between the Swedish province of Kalmar County on the mainland and the Swedish Baltic -Insel and provincial Öland . The smallest distance between the mainland and Öland is about three kilometers. The name refers to the city of Kalmar . Immediately north of the city, the Ölandsbron runs from Kalmar to Färjestaden on Öland. The Kalmarsund is the origin of the Kalmarsund sandstone , an important bed load .

In the middle of northern Kalmar Sound is the small island of Blå Jungfrun with the national park of the same name.

Kalmar Sound, aerial view. In the background the island of Öland

Öland Bridge as seen from Öland.