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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Bay of Newark locatedIn North Sea
Bay of Newark hasWaterBody North Sea
Rekefjord coast North Sea
Vlissingen locatedOn North Sea
Northern Isles borderedBy North Sea
Northern Isles surroundedBy North Sea
Knokke-Heist locatedOn North Sea
Scarborough–Bridlington Line (former) locatedOnCoastOf North Sea
subject surface form: Scarborough–Bridlington Line
Scarborough seafront borders North Sea
Scarborough seafront hasViewOf North Sea
Fjällbacka locatedNear North Sea
Swilcan Burn flowsTowards North Sea
Free City of Hamburg hasPortOn North Sea
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea locatedOn North Sea
River Wansbeck (nearby) mouth North Sea
subject surface form: River Wansbeck
River Wansbeck (nearby) emptiesInto North Sea
subject surface form: River Wansbeck
River Wansbeck (nearby) flowsTo North Sea
subject surface form: River Wansbeck
Earl of Pembroke homeWaters North Sea
Blyth locatedOn North Sea
Farne Islands locatedIn North Sea
Amble locatedOnBodyOfWater North Sea
Seahouses locatedOn North Sea
Eems mouth North Sea
Eems emptiesInto North Sea
Eems tributaryOf North Sea
Dunstanburgh Castle overlooks North Sea
IJmond region borders North Sea
north coast of Kent locatedOn North Sea
Turner Contemporary art gallery overlooks North Sea
subject surface form: Turner Contemporary
Dreamland Margate locatedNear North Sea
Margate Main Sands locatedOn North Sea
Shell Grotto nearbyBodyOfWater North Sea
Winter Gardens venue nearbyBodyOfWater North Sea
subject surface form: Winter Gardens, Margate
Sweden–Norway navalPower North Sea
Harbour Arm hasView North Sea
Sokndal hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Unstrut River drainageBasin North Sea
subject surface form: Unstrut
Hunstanton Cliffs locatedOn North Sea