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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Langeoog locatedInBodyOfWater North Sea
Langeoog hasCoastlineOn North Sea
HMS Loyal London navalTheatre North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea and English coastal waters
Ross-shire hasCoastOn North Sea
Nigg locatedNear North Sea
Bressay Sound bodyOfWater North Sea
Nieuport locatedOn North Sea
Nieuport hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Leer (district) locatedNear North Sea
Frisia partOf North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea region
Frisia borders North Sea
Tynemouth locatedOn North Sea
South Jutland hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Limfjord connects North Sea
Limfjord flowsInto North Sea
Danish–German border hasAdjacentSeaArea North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea region
Bremerhaven locatedNear North Sea
Lesum drainageBasin North Sea
Jupiter theaterOfOperations North Sea
Baltrum locatedIn North Sea
northern Scotland borders North Sea
subject surface form: Northern Scotland
Battle of Schooneveld location North Sea
Last Glacial Maximum causedExposureOf North Sea
this entity surface form: Doggerland in the North Sea
Dunkirk belfry hasViewOver North Sea
Moray, Scotland locatedOn North Sea
Kent, England hasCoastOn North Sea
Lütje Hörn locatedIn North Sea
Wassenaar locatedOn North Sea
Grampian region of Scotland borders North Sea
subject surface form: Grampian region
Grampian region of Scotland hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: Grampian region
Noordwijk hasCoastlineOn North Sea
River Yarrow drainageBasin North Sea
Pictland hasCoastOn North Sea
Jade Bight locatedIn North Sea
Boven Merwede flowsToward North Sea
Frinton-on-Sea coast North Sea
West Jutland hasCoastOn North Sea
West Jutland bordersBodyOfWater North Sea
North Atlantic fisheries includesRegion North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea fishing grounds
River Coquet mouthLocatedIn North Sea
River Coquet emptiesInto North Sea
Duinkerke locatedOnBodyOfWater North Sea