artificial island Peberholm

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Artificial island Peberholm is a man-made landmass in the Øresund Strait, created as part of the fixed link between Denmark and Sweden and known for its protected, self-developing natural habitat.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial island
landmass
transport infrastructure component
area approximately 1.3 square kilometres
belongsTo Capital Region of Denmark
constructionMaterial dredged material from Øresund seabed
constructionMethod land reclamation
constructionStartDate 1995
country Denmark
createdFor fixed link between Denmark and Sweden
Øresund road and rail connection
linked to: Øresund Bridge
crossedBy European route E20
Øresund railway line
linked to: Øresund Line
distanceToCopenhagen approximately 20 kilometres
distanceToMalmö approximately 15 kilometres
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 5 meters
environmentalPolicy self-developing natural habitat
environmentalStatus protected area
faunaCharacteristic habitat for insects and small mammals
important bird habitat
floraCharacteristic colonised by naturally arriving plant species
hasPart motorway
railway line
service road
tunnel portal
humanAccess restricted
inception late 1990s
languageOfName Danish
length approximately 4 kilometres
locatedBetween Denmark
Sweden
locatedIn Øresund
Øresund Strait
linked to: Øresund
locatedInBodyOfWater Baltic Sea–Kattegat transition zone
locatedNear Saltholm
managedBy Øresundsbro Konsortiet
nameEtymology named in contrast to nearby natural island Saltholm
nameMeaning Pepper Islet NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Copenhagen
Malmö
openingDate 2000
partOf Øresund Bridge–Tunnel
linked to: Øresund Bridge

Øresund Fixed Link
linked to: Øresund Bridge
publicAccess not allowed
usedFor supporting motorway
supporting railway
transition between bridge and tunnel
width approximately 500 meters

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Øresund Bridge hasPart artificial island Peberholm
Øresund Bridge includes artificial island Peberholm