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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Honselersdijk locatedNearCoast North Sea
Marinecomponent operatesIn North Sea
Composante marine operatesIn North Sea
MCC operatesIn North Sea
River Crouch mouthLocatedIn North Sea
River Crouch flowsInto North Sea
Norden locatedNear North Sea
Eider mouthLocatedIn North Sea
Eider dischargesInto North Sea
Fife coastal landscape borders North Sea
South Ronaldsay locatedIn North Sea
Vierdaagse Zeeslag location North Sea
Sylt locatedIn North Sea
Sylt borderedBy North Sea
Eiderstedt borders North Sea
P&O Ferries operatesInRegion North Sea
Cromarty Firth locatedOnCoastOf North Sea
Cromarty Firth hasMouthAt North Sea
River Ouse dischargesIntoSea North Sea
Ouddorp locatedOn North Sea
Ouddorp hasCoastline North Sea
Kingsbarns locatedOnBodyOfWater North Sea
Kingsbarns overlooks North Sea
subject surface form: Kingsbarns Golf Links
North Ronaldsay locatedIn North Sea
North Ronaldsay hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Inverkeithing harbour maritimeRegion North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea basin
River Wantsum (former channel) connectedTo North Sea
subject surface form: River Wantsum
Åna-Sira hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Eigersund municipality coast North Sea
subject surface form: Eigersund
Dalane district hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Atlantic grey seal nativeTo North Sea
Dollart Bay connectsTo North Sea
Unterweser mouth North Sea
Stonehaven Harbour locatedOn North Sea
Littorina littorea distribution North Sea
North Sea coast locatedOn North Sea
Holstein borderedBy North Sea