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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Kiel Canal connectsTo North Sea
Glen More hasWaterwayConnection North Sea
Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth operationalArea North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea (adjacent waters)
Formartine area hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Port of IJmuiden locatedOn North Sea
Eendracht locationOfActivity North Sea
Shoeburyness locatedOn North Sea
Swale district hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Warden locatedNear North Sea
Warden hasViewOf North Sea
N206 road followsCoastOf North Sea
Alnmouth locatedOn North Sea
Slains Castle overlooks North Sea
River Humber emptiesInto North Sea
Flemish Region borderedBy North Sea
Fraserburgh locatedOn North Sea
Port of Ipswich connectedTo North Sea
Port of Zeebrugge locatedOn North Sea
Port of Zeebrugge waterway North Sea
Jade Bay region locatedOn North Sea
Longniddry hasCoastline North Sea
Redcar locatedOn North Sea
Rozenburg locatedNear North Sea
Rousay locatedIn North Sea
Medway Estuary connectsTo North Sea
Medway Estuary nearbyWaterBody North Sea
River Stour mouth North Sea
subject surface form: River Stour (Essex–Suffolk)
Hansa primaryRegion North Sea
subject surface form: Hanseatic League
this entity surface form: North Sea region
London Steelyard tradeRegion North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea region
Hanseatic law usedIn North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea region
Hanseatic Diet region North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea region
seaside resort of Cleethorpes locatedOn North Sea
subject surface form: Cleethorpes
Town of St Andrews locatedOn North Sea
Stena Line operatesInRegion North Sea
Elie Ness overlooks North Sea
Elie village centre hasView North Sea
village of Elie hasCoastline North Sea
subject surface form: Elie
Westray locatedIn North Sea
Stronsay locatedIn North Sea
Stronsay hasCoastlineOn North Sea