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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southeastern Scotland borders North Sea
subject surface form: Southeastern Scotland
North Thanet hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Sogn og Fjordane hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Scheveningen Boulevard hasView North Sea
Hanseatic cities locatedIn North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea region
North Sea tides occursIn North Sea
Rhine River Basin drainsInto North Sea
Stad hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Hornelen hasSummitViewOf North Sea
Hordaland borderedBy North Sea
Hordaland hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Oostkapelle hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Northeast Scotland borders North Sea
Flotta locatedInSea North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea region
Hoy High Lighthouse ocean North Sea
German battleship SMS Markgraf navalTheatre North Sea
subject surface form: SMS Markgraf
Lady Village locatedOn North Sea
Middle Low Saxon usedIn North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea region
Kettletoft hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Åkrasanden beach hasWaterBody North Sea
Hoy Low Lighthouse locatedInSea North Sea
Admiral Friedrich von Ingenohl theatreOfOperations North Sea
subject surface form: Friedrich von Ingenohl
Fitjar Municipality border North Sea
Fedje locatedInBodyOfWater North Sea
Norwegian coastline locatedOn North Sea
Norwegian coastline borders North Sea
Leirvik coast North Sea
Port of Haugesund locatedOn North Sea
Q-ships notableTheater North Sea
Duncansby Head coast North Sea
Kopervik hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Veavågen locatedNear North Sea
Sandve hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Ferkingstad hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Vigra (local islet group) locatedInBodyOfWater North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea region
Sandvesanden beach hasView North Sea