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Rødbyhavn, Denmark
ESTIMATED70% CONFIDENCEin 2.7 yearsGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per the pin description: "…enhagen rail travel to about 2.5 hours. Estimated date.…"An 18 km immersed tunnel under the Baltic links Denmark and Germany, cutting Hamburg to Copenhagen rail travel to about 2.5 hours. Estimated date.kr 52.6B0.69Vistula Spit Canal Opens, Bypassing Russian Waters
Elbląg, Poland
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Channel Tunnel, Folkestone, United Kingdom
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