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 Nene mouthLocatedIn North Sea
Dunbar Castle, East Lothian, Scotland overlooks North Sea
subject surface form: Dunbar Castle
this entity surface form: the North Sea
Kennemerland borders North Sea
port of Ghent connectsTo North Sea
subject surface form: Port of Ghent
River Burn hasMouthIn North Sea
Cleethorpes locatedOn North Sea
West-Friesland borders North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea region
Peter A. Ziegler workLocation North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea region
Tendring district borders North Sea
subject surface form: Tendring District
Tendring district hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: Tendring District
Holland-on-Sea locatedOn North Sea
Holland-on-Sea hasSea North Sea
Mundesley locatedOn North Sea
Viking Bay beach coast North Sea
South Tyneside borders North Sea
South Tyneside coast North Sea
Sheringham Park hasViewOf North Sea
Crail Beach locatedOn North Sea
East Wemyss hasCoastline North Sea
Joss Bay beach hasWaterBody North Sea
Buckie locatedOnBodyOfWater North Sea
Gourdon locatedOn North Sea
Johnshaven locatedOn North Sea
Aa River mouth North Sea
Aa River emptiesInto North Sea
Burnham Norton near North Sea
Burnham Norton hasCoastline North Sea
Portsoy hasCoastline North Sea
Levenmouth area hasCoastlineOn North Sea
River Blackwater mouthFlowsInto North Sea
subject surface form: River Blackwater (Essex)
River Blackwater emptiesInto North Sea
subject surface form: River Blackwater (Essex)
Hyde Parker workLocation North Sea
Joss Bay hasWaterBody North Sea
East Kent hasCoastlineOn North Sea
East Kent borderedBy North Sea
Eyemouth locatedOn North Sea
Eyemouth hasBodyOfWater North Sea
Hvaler hasCoastlineOn North Sea
St Monans Harbour locatedOn North Sea
Dunwich locatedOn North Sea
Kessingland locatedOn North Sea