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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Northern Britain borders North Sea
Project Makani locationTested North Sea
Bernicia coast North Sea
Action of 19 August 1916 sea North Sea
Battle Cruiser Fleet theater North Sea
Stonehaven Beach hasWaterBody North Sea
North Sea rift system locatedIn North Sea
North Sea rift system underlies North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea basin
Witch Ground Graben locatedIn North Sea
Central Graben locatedIn North Sea
Cullercoats Bay locatedOn North Sea
Region Nordjylland hasCoastline North Sea
Peterhead locatedOn North Sea
Pirate Radio settingPlace North Sea
The Count basedIn North Sea
River Colne mouth North Sea
subject surface form: River Colne (Essex)
River Colne tributaryOf North Sea
subject surface form: River Colne (Essex)
Classis Britannica operatedIn North Sea
Classis Germanica operatedIn North Sea
Suffolk Coastal hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Scarborough Castle overlooks North Sea
River Ness dischargesInto North Sea
Moray Firth partOf North Sea
Signal Tower Museum locatedNear North Sea
North Sea ports locatedIn North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea region
North Sea ports border North Sea
Atlantic Ocean (via Sheepshead Bay inlet) connectedTo North Sea
subject surface form: Atlantic Ocean
Teesdale drainageBasin North Sea