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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Third Anglo-Dutch War location North Sea
Loch of Kirbister locatedIn North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea region
Deerness cliffs locatedOn North Sea
Deerness cliffs hasViewOf North Sea
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War location North Sea
Skegness locatedOn North Sea
Lunan Water mouth North Sea
Lunan Water flowsInto North Sea
Lunan Water locatedOnCoastOf North Sea
Lunan Water emptiesInto North Sea
Red Castle overlooks North Sea
Whitby locatedOn North Sea
Bressay Lighthouse locatedIn North Sea
Bressay Lighthouse hasViewOf North Sea
Maryfield locatedInBodyOfWater North Sea
Noss locatedIn North Sea
Het Scheur mouthLocation North Sea
Rogaland borders North Sea
Rogaland coastOn North Sea
Houbie locatedInBodyOfWater North Sea
Kiel Marine Science (KMS) regionOfInterest North Sea
subject surface form: Kiel Marine Science
Watergeuzen activeIn North Sea
Seaton Sluice locatedOn North Sea
Seaton Sluice hasViewOf North Sea
Great Yarmouth locatedOn North Sea
RNLN operatesIn North Sea
subject surface form: Royal Netherlands Navy
Volkerakmeer separatedFrom North Sea
French Flanders hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Harwich locatedOn North Sea
River Tees mouthLocation North Sea
River Esk emptiesInto North Sea
South Horn lighthouse locatedIn North Sea
Bergen aan Zee locatedOn North Sea
First Anglo-Dutch War location North Sea
Larrelt locatedNear North Sea