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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German U-boat campaign location North Sea
Afsluitdijk closedOffFrom North Sea
Rubbestadneset locatedNear North Sea
Moster locatedInBodyOfWater North Sea
Espevær locatedIn North Sea
Espevær locatedInBodyOfWater North Sea
Arnemuiden locatedNear North Sea
Norwegian airspace over North Sea
Bawdsey locatedNear North Sea
Kolltveit hasBodyOfWater North Sea
Haugalandet borderedBy North Sea
Haugalandet hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Skogsvåg hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Jæren region hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: Jæren
Jæren region borderedBy North Sea
subject surface form: Jæren
Usan locatedOn North Sea
Usan hasViewOf North Sea
Islands of the Forth locatedIn North Sea
research vessel Petrel operatingArea North Sea
subject surface form: RV Petrel
Bremanger hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Vågsøy borderedBy North Sea
Rijnmond region borders North Sea
Tyninghame locatedNear North Sea
West Sands locatedOnCoastOf North Sea
West Sands hasViewOf North Sea
Lindisfarne Castle overlooks North Sea
Askøy hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Amoco operatedIn North Sea
Walcheren Island surroundedBy North Sea
Brora locatedOn North Sea
Forth mouth North Sea
Forth emptiesInto North Sea
Tay mouth North Sea
subject surface form: River Tay
Tay emptiesInto North Sea
subject surface form: River Tay