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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Reydon nearCoast North Sea
Shotley hasNearbyWaterBody North Sea
Pakefield locatedOn North Sea
Humberston locatedNear North Sea
Suffolk Levels borderedBy North Sea
Orwell Estuary flowsInto North Sea
Largo Bay locatedOnCoastOf North Sea
HMS Afridi theatreOfOperations North Sea
Thorpeness nearbyWaterBody North Sea
Covehithe locatedOn North Sea
Hollesley locatedNear North Sea
Hollesley hasProximityTo North Sea
Deben Estuary flowsInto North Sea
Heligoland Bight locatedIn North Sea
North Sea minefields locatedIn North Sea
Alde-Ore Estuary flowsInto North Sea
Wigger basin ultimateOutflow North Sea
Reie river drainageBasin North Sea
subject surface form: Reie
this entity surface form: North Sea region
Transocean regionServed North Sea
Düne locatedIn North Sea
Lange Anna sea stack locatedIn North Sea
subject surface form: Lange Anna
Eemsmond hasCoastlineOn North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea via Wadden Sea
Canals of Bruges connectedTo North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea (historically)
River Deben mouthLocation North Sea
River Deben flowsInto North Sea
Holland borders North Sea
European Netherlands bordersSea North Sea
Crail Harbour locatedOn North Sea
Scarborough Lighthouse sea North Sea
Kessingland Beach locatedOn North Sea
Kessingland Beach hasView North Sea
Roker Beach locatedOn North Sea
Roker Beach hasView North Sea
Elie beach locatedOnBodyOfWater North Sea
Dee Valley riverMouthSea North Sea
Tweed Valley flowsTowards North Sea
F24 theatreOfOperations North Sea
subject surface form: HMS Maori (F24)
Germania Inferior borderedBy North Sea
Northmavine (across Yell Sound) hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: Northmavine
Eden Estuary emptiesInto North Sea
Sutherland hasCoastlineOn North Sea