Limfjord

thumb|Limfjorden in winter at its narrowest section, in Aalborg thumb|Location map of Limfjorden in Denmark. Note - the inlet from the North Sea is much narrower than this map implies thumb|300px|Limfjordsbroen (bridge) linking Aalborg and [[Nørresundby]]

The Limfjord (common Danish: Limfjorden , in northwest Jutlandish dialect: Æ Limfjord) is a shallow part of the sea, located in Denmark where it has been regarded as an inlet ever since Viking times. However, it now has entries both from the North Sea and Kattegat, and hence separates the North Jutlandic Island (Danish: Nørrejyske Ø, which includes the old provinces of Vendsyssel, Han herred and Thy) from the rest of the Jutland Peninsula. The Limfjord extends from Thyborøn Channel on the North Sea to Hals on the Kattegat. It is approximately 180 kilometres (111 miles) long and of an irregular shape with numerous bays, narrowings, and islands, most notably Mors, and the smaller ones Fur, Venø, Jegindø, Egholm and Livø. It is deepest at Hvalpsund (24 metres).