North Sea

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The North Sea is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean located between Great Britain, Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France, known for its major shipping routes, rich fishing grounds, and offshore oil and gas reserves.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf marginal sea
sea
averageDepth approximately 95 metres
borderedBy Belgium
Denmark
France
Germany
Netherlands
Norway
United Kingdom
climate temperate oceanic climate
connectedTo Baltic Sea
English Channel
Skagerrak
surface form: Kattegat

Norwegian Sea
Skagerrak
governedBy United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
hasEconomicActivity fishing
offshore gas production
offshore oil production
renewable energy production
shipping
hasFeature Dogger Bank
North Sea self-linksurface differs
surface form: German Bight

Skagerrak
surface form: Kattegat

Skagerrak
Wadden Sea
hasOutflow English Channel
Norwegian Sea
Skagerrak
hasSubregion North Sea self-linksurface differs
surface form: Central North Sea

North Sea self-linksurface differs
surface form: Northern North Sea

North Sea self-linksurface differs
surface form: Southern North Sea
importantFor European energy supply
European maritime trade
knownFor major shipping routes
offshore natural gas reserves
offshore oil reserves
offshore wind farms
rich fishing grounds
locatedBetween Belgium
Denmark
France
Germany
Great Britain
Netherlands
Norway
locatedIn Northern Europe
locatedOn European continental shelf
maximumDepth approximately 700 metres
partOf Atlantic Ocean
subjectTo storm surges
strong tides
surfaceArea approximately 575000 square kilometres

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Montrose Harbour bodyOfWater North Sea
Jutland bordersBodyOfWater North Sea
Jutland separatesBodyOfWater North Sea
Nieuwe-Tonge locatedNear North Sea
Göta Canal and locks connects North Sea
subject surface form: Göta Canal
Hjørring locatedNear North Sea
Inchcape locatedInBodyOfWater North Sea
Inchcape partOf North Sea
Bell Rock locatedIn North Sea
Bell Rock partOf North Sea
Bell Rock seaArea North Sea
Forfar County facesBodyOfWater North Sea
Forfar County hasCoastOn North Sea
Arbroath Signal Tower hasView North Sea
RRS Charles Darwin researchArea North Sea
Schouwen-Duiveland borderedBy North Sea
Terneuzen port connectsTo North Sea
Perth Harbour accessTo North Sea
River Wear mouth North Sea
River Wear tributaryOf North Sea
Mandal locatedOnBodyOfWater North Sea
Anglo-Scottish border endPoint North Sea
Old Rhine mouth North Sea
Old Rhine connectedTo North Sea
Bell Rock Lighthouse sea North Sea
Stellendam near North Sea
Arbroath Harbour locatedOn North Sea
Arbroath Harbour hasAccess North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea fishing grounds
Battle of Scheveningen location North Sea
Battle of Scheveningen sea North Sea
Úslava inDrainageBasin North Sea
Wearside hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Staithes locatedOn North Sea
Maasvlakte borderedBy North Sea
Veerse Gatdam separates North Sea
Lerwick locatedOn North Sea
Felixstowe locatedOnBodyOfWater North Sea
Felixstowe locatedOnBodyOfWater North Sea
subject surface form: Port of Felixstowe
Hartlepool locatedOn North Sea
Grevelingenmeer separatedFrom North Sea
Dunbar locatedOn North Sea