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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Cockburnspath locatedOn North Sea
River North Esk mouth North Sea
River North Esk emptiesInto North Sea
River North Esk tributaryOf North Sea
Carnoustie Beach locatedOn North Sea
Carnoustie Beach bodyOfWater North Sea
Boknafjorden opensInto North Sea
East Sands beach locatedOn North Sea
East Sands beach hasView North Sea
Canterbury District hasCoastOn North Sea
Ter Heijde locatedOn North Sea
municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee locatedOn North Sea
subject surface form: Goeree-Overflakkee
harbour of Middelharnis partOf North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea maritime region
municipality of Westvoorne borderedBy North Sea
subject surface form: Westvoorne
municipality of Westvoorne hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: Westvoorne
Rockanje Beach locatedOn North Sea
Near the Ocean hasPoem North Sea
this entity surface form: The North Sea
Corton locatedOn North Sea
Westduinpark hasView North Sea
New Year’s Dive bodyOfWater North Sea
North Sea Regatta bodyOfWater North Sea
Dortmund–Ems Canal connectsTo North Sea
Murray Firth locatedIn North Sea
subject surface form: Moray Firth
Murray Firth opensInto North Sea
subject surface form: Moray Firth
Angus, Scotland borders North Sea
Angus, Scotland hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Thurso locatedOn North Sea
German U-boat U-47 patrolArea North Sea
Churchill Barriers locatedIn North Sea
derived from Old Norse "Skalpaflói" locatedIn North Sea
subject surface form: Scapa Flow
Veerse Meer separatedFrom North Sea
South Walls hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Longhope Sound locatedIn North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea region
UK and Ireland borderedBy North Sea
Hook of Holland locatedOn North Sea
Forth Islands partOf North Sea