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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Stonehaven War Memorial near North Sea
Inverbervie locatedOn North Sea
Bay of Holm Sound locatedIn North Sea
Port of Dover nearbyWaterBody North Sea
Dunnottar Castle overlooks North Sea
Dunnottar Castle hasViewOf North Sea
The Mearns bordersBodyOfWater North Sea
Norderney locatedInBodyOfWater North Sea
Bohuslän hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Slag bij Lowestoft location North Sea
Yser River mouth North Sea
Yser River flowsInto North Sea
Bay of Aikerness locatedIn North Sea
Bay of Clestrain locatedInSea North Sea
HMS Royal Charles navalTheatre North Sea
ORP Grom theaterOfOperations North Sea
Papa Westray locatedIn North Sea
Spiekeroog locatedInBodyOfWater North Sea
Wangerooge locatedIn North Sea
Wangerooge hasCoastline North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea (open sea) on the north
Minsener Oog locatedIn North Sea
Montrose Links nearbyWaterBody North Sea
HMS Electra theatreOfOperations North Sea
Cefas operatesIn North Sea
Breydon Water connectsTo North Sea
European Plain borderedBy North Sea
ORP Orzeł operationalArea North Sea
German Bight partOf North Sea
German Bight marineEcoregionOf North Sea
this entity surface form: Greater North Sea marine ecoregion
Tendring (district) borders North Sea
Katwijk locatedOn North Sea
Katwijk borderedBy North Sea
Katwijk hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Vrijheid theatreOfOperations North Sea
Brutus theaterOfWar North Sea
Gelykheid theatreOfWar North Sea
Beschermer navalTheater North Sea