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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River Ore mouth North Sea
North Frisian Islands locatedIn North Sea
Swedish Navy operatesIn North Sea
Voorne-Putten borderedBy North Sea
Pentland Firth connects North Sea
Grain Terminal adjacentTo North Sea
Thanet bordersBodyOfWater North Sea
Royal Harbour waterbody North Sea
East Pier borderedBy North Sea
subject surface form: East Pier (Port of Ramsgate)
South Holland, Netherlands borders North Sea
subject surface form: South Holland
South Holland, Netherlands hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: South Holland
A46 connectsToCoast North Sea
River Don mouthLocation North Sea
River Don dischargesInto North Sea
River Don flowsTo North Sea
Duchy of Bremen borderedBy North Sea
Maasdijk locatedNear North Sea
Sommelsdijk locatedNear North Sea
Isle of Grain hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Afro-Eurasia borderedBySea North Sea
U-20 patrolArea North Sea
Amrum locatedIn North Sea
Cuxhaven locatedOn North Sea
Dollard locatedInWaterBody North Sea
Dollard drainsInto North Sea
Lindisfarne Priory near North Sea
Inverness-shire hasCoastlineOn North Sea
River Holme drainageBasin North Sea
Prussian Navy operatedIn North Sea
U-9 patrolArea North Sea
subject surface form: SM U-9
Heacham, Norfolk, England hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: Heacham
Eemshaven near North Sea
Husum locatedOnBodyOfWater North Sea
Bamble hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Koksijde locatedOn North Sea
Koksijde hasCoastlineOn North Sea