What is Denmark Strait?
[[Image:Norwegian Sea map.png|thumb|right|]] [[File:Denmark-Strait-pack-ice.jpg|thumb|right|Pack ice in Denmark Strait]] The '''Denmark Strait''' or '''Greenland Strait''' is an oceanic [[strait]] between Greenland (to its northwest) and [[Iceland]] (to its southeast). The [[Norway|Norwegian]] island of [[Jan Mayen]] is northeast of the strait. It connects the [[Greenland Sea]], an extension of the [[Arctic Ocean]], to the [[Irminger Sea]], a part of the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. It is {{convert|300|mi}} long and {{convert|180|mi}} miles wide at its narrowest. During [[World War II]], the [[Battle of the Denmark Strait]] took place on 24 May 1941. It is the widest strait of the world found in the American continent. {{Coord|67|N|24|W|region:GL_type:waterbody_scale:8000000|display=title}} {{multistub|Europe|geo}} [[Category:Straits]] [[Category:Arctic]] [[Category:Geography of Iceland]] [[Category:Geography of Greenland]]