Oresund, a bridge between Denmark and Sweden

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 18 March 2018 at 05:24:27 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 18 March 2018 at 10:20:19 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 29 May 2018 at 05:24:30 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 02 January 2019 at 10:24:29 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Urban planning, infrastructure, railway, road network, marine traffic, Denmark, Sweden, Baltic Sea, North Sea
Fig. 1 - S2 (02.01.2019) - The Sound bridge-tunnel connects the road & rail networks of Sweden & Denmark across the 15km wide strait.
2D view
Oresund Strait formed only ~8000 years ago as a result of rising sea levels after the ice age, it connected the North Sea to a large fresh water lake.
Fig. 2 - Centre of Copenhagen. At west, the 4km Drogden tunnel reaches Amager island on which lies a part of the Danish capital.
2D view
Fig. 3 - S1 (29.05.2018) - At east, Malmo and its surburb. It is linked to Peberholm island by the 8km bridge.
3D view
Fig. 4 - S2 (18.03.2018) - Beginning of freezing east of Saltholm island during a cold spell.
3D view
Construction began in 1995, with the bridge opening to traffic on 1 July 2000. The tunnel was built to avoid interfering with air traffic from Copenhagen Kastrup Airport, to provide a clear channel for tall ships no matter the weather, and to prevent ice floes from blocking the strait by aggregating along the bridge piers
Fig. 5 - S1 (18.03.2018) - It now allows around 19 millions passager crossings yearly, of which two-thirds by train.
3D view
The 4km long artificial island Peberholm in the middle of the strait connects the brige to the tunnel. It was built to protect the biodiversity of Saltholm island located just north from the nuisance caused by the traffic.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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