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Another similar area is "Storkøbenhavn" (eng. "Greater
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part is far larger. Also the almost unpopulated islands of "Saltholm" (3 inhabitants in 2010) and "Peberholm" (unpopulated) belongs to Tårnby, and so does the taxi and runway system of
Copenhagen Airport (with three long runways). In all, most of Tårnby and a minor part of Copenhagen municipalities
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in the west. For instance, a regional television channel called "Hovedstads-TV", "Kanal
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sea, gained from the sea during the 1930s to 1950s. This extended part of Amager is split between
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