Limfjord

E176948

Limfjord is a shallow sound and strait in northern Denmark that separates the northern tip of the Jutland Peninsula from the rest of the mainland and connects the North Sea with the Kattegat.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Limfjord canonical 8
Limfjord (western part) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf sound
strait
basinCountry Denmark
connects Kattegat
North Sea
country Denmark
crossedBy Aalborg motorway bridge
Limfjord Railway Bridge
Limfjord Tunnel
flowsInto Kattegat
North Sea
hasHistoricalEvent breach to the North Sea near Thyborøn in 1825
hasImportantPort Aalborg
Skive
Struer
Thisted
hasInlet Løgstør
surface form: Løgstør Bredning

Nissum Bredning
Skive Fjord
Thyborøn Channel
hasIsland Egholm
Fur
Mors
Venø
hasLength approximately 180 km
hasMajorCityOnShore Aalborg
Hals
Løgstør
Nykøbing Mors
Skive
Struer
Thisted
hasMouth near Hals on the Kattegat
near Thyborøn on the North Sea
knownFor mussel fisheries
oyster beds
shallow waters
locatedIn Jutland
North Denmark Region
surface form: northern Denmark
nowOpensTo both North Sea and Kattegat
partOf Jutland Peninsula
previouslyOpenedTo Kattegat only
region Region Nordjylland
surface form: North Jutland Region
separates Vendsyssel-Thy from the rest of Jutland
usedFor fishing
recreational boating
shipping
waterBodyType shallow coastal waterway
waterSalinity brackish

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jutland Peninsula contains Limfjord
West Jutland hasWaterBody Limfjord
this entity surface form: Limfjord (western part)
Aalborg locatedOn Limfjord
Aalborg river Limfjord
Skive locatedOnWaterbody Limfjord
Skive hasNearbyWaterbody Limfjord
Aalborg Airport locatedNear Limfjord