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Vendsyssel-Thy is seldom regarded as a single unit. It consists of three areas which are referred to much more often than to the island as a whole. The consisting areas are:
Vendsyssel-Thy was once connected to Jutland proper by a 13 km long and less than 1 km wide Isthmus , Agger Tange , which separated the North Sea from the Limfjord . It became an island on February 3 , 1825 when the sea broke through the northern end of the isthmus, creating Agger Canal . Thyborøn Canal , located farther south of the original canal, was created through the center of the isthmus by another flood in 1862 . Agger Canal began to fill up with sand and was eventually filled up in 1877 , thus making the island a little bit larger. and Brovst ) in the middle, and Vendsyssel at east and north]] Due to a coincidental similarity of names, it is sometimes hypothesized that the name of the Vandals is derived from Vendsyssel (Vandal + '' Syssel '').
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