Fehmarn (island)

Japanese: フェーマルン[島]（英語表記）Fehmarn

An island in the southern Baltic Sea, between the Bay of Kiel and the Bay of Lübeck. Its area is 185 km2 and its population is about 6,500. It belongs to the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is separated from the mainland by the Fehmarn Strait, which is just over 1 km wide, and faces the Danish island of Lolland across the Fehmarnbelt, which is 19 km wide. The island is a low, undulating area caused by glacial erosion, with a maximum height of 27 m. Agriculture and livestock farming are thriving on the island, and its main city is Burg. An iron bridge was completed in 1963, connecting it to the mainland. [Takeda Mutsumi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

バルト海南部，キール湾とリューベック湾の間にある島。面積185km2。人口約6500。ドイツのシュレスウィヒ･ホルシュタイン州に属する。本土とは幅1km余のフェーマルン海峡で隔てられ，デンマークのロラン島とは幅19kmのフェーマルンベルトをはさんで対する。島は氷河の削剝による低平な波状地で，最高点は27m。農牧業が盛んで，主要都市はブルクBurg。1963年鉄橋が完成して本土とつながった。【武田むつみ】

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