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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Operation Cerberus location North Sea
Whitley Bay locatedOn North Sea
IJmuiden locks connectsTo North Sea
Carron estuary opensInto North Sea
Carron estuary waterBody North Sea
Esbjerg locatedOn North Sea
Loch of Tankerness isOnCoastOf North Sea
River Chelmer (via nearby junctions and structures) drainageBasin North Sea
subject surface form: River Chelmer
Leven, Fife locatedOnCoastOf North Sea
Fosnavåg locatedBy North Sea
Great Yarmouth beach locatedOn North Sea
Great Yarmouth beach hasView North Sea
NL countryCoastOn North Sea
River Eden mouth North Sea
subject surface form: River Eden (Fife)
River Eden emptiesInto North Sea
subject surface form: River Eden (Fife)
River Eden opensInto North Sea
subject surface form: Eden Estuary
North East Fife borderedBy North Sea
Dogger Bank Wind Farm locatedIn North Sea
Bay of Firth locatedIn North Sea
Bay of Houton locatedIn North Sea
Cellardyke locatedNear North Sea
Bay of Evie partOf North Sea
Lunan hasCoastline North Sea
Buch der Lieder hasPart North Sea
this entity surface form: Die Nordsee
Jutland Current locatedIn North Sea
Eday locatedIn North Sea
Bay of Kirkwall partOf North Sea
River Forth mouth North Sea
Duchy of Schleswig borderedBy North Sea
Borkum locatedIn North Sea
Juist locatedIn North Sea
Juist hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Memmert locatedIn North Sea
Kachelotplate locatedIn North Sea
Aurich district hasBorderWith North Sea
Aurich district hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Wittmund district borders North Sea
Gullane hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Bay of Skaill locatedIn North Sea
Bay of Hoxa Sound locatedIn North Sea
Bay of Hoxa Sound connectedTo North Sea
Texel hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Burray locatedIn North Sea