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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Hunstanton Lighthouse hasView North Sea
Esplanade Gardens overlooks North Sea
Continental Europe borders North Sea
Chalkwell hasCoast North Sea
western Sweden hasCoastOn North Sea
subject surface form: Western Sweden
Swedish west coast borders North Sea
Oil Capital of Europe relatedTo North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea gas
Viking invasions of England location North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea region
Lowestoft Ness locatedOn North Sea
Claremont Pier hasView North Sea
South Pier hasViewOf North Sea
Lowestoft Harbour locatedOn North Sea
Lowestoft Harbour waterway North Sea
Lake Lothing connectsTo North Sea
Sparrows Nest Gardens overlooks North Sea
Lowestoft Lighthouse locatedOn North Sea
Lowestoft Lighthouse seaAreaServed North Sea
this entity surface form: Southern North Sea
Gunton district adjacentTo North Sea
Netherlandish lands borders North Sea
Lower Lorraine borders North Sea
Roker Pier locatedOn North Sea
Kingdom of Kent hasCoastOn North Sea
HMS Aurora theatreOfOperations North Sea
Scottish Borders council area hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: Scottish Borders
northern France borders North Sea
subject surface form: Northern France
northern France hasCoastOn North Sea
subject surface form: Northern France
HMS Glorious sunkIn North Sea
Cockenzie and Port Seton coast North Sea
Streonshalh onBodyOfWater North Sea
Bridlington locatedOn North Sea
Burnham Overy locatedNear North Sea
Waveney district borderedBy North Sea
Waveney district hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Tentsmuir Forest locatedNear North Sea