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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Nieuwe Waterweg connectsTo North Sea
Hull isMajorTradingHubFor North Sea
subject surface form: Kingston upon Hull
Southern Norway hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Southern Norway borders North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea coast
River Tay mouth North Sea
River Tay emptiesInto North Sea
Delta Works locatedOn North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea coast
River Tweed mouth North Sea
River Tweed flowsInto North Sea
Haringvlietdam locatedNear North Sea
Brouwersdam locatedInWaterBody North Sea
Brouwersdam separates North Sea
Dundee locatedNear North Sea
Grevelingendam separates North Sea
Shetland seaBorder North Sea
River Esk flowsInto North Sea
River Esk mouthLocation North Sea
River Carron flowsInto North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea (via Firth of Forth)
Flanders borderedBy North Sea
Norwegian Sea bordersWaterBody North Sea
Norwegian Sea connectedTo North Sea
Middelburg locatedNear North Sea
Baltic Ice Lake drainedInto North Sea
Orkney Mainland locatedIn North Sea
Old Frisian region North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea coast
Lincolnshire borders North Sea
Lincolnshire hasCoastlineOn North Sea
North Holland borders North Sea
North Holland coastlineOn North Sea
Kingdom of Fife hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Lunan Bay locatedOnCoastOf North Sea
Lunan Bay hasView North Sea
Port of Vlissingen locatedOn North Sea
Port of Antwerp connectedTo North Sea
Northern Europe borderedBy North Sea
Heinrich Dau operatedIn North Sea
River South Esk mouthLocatedIn North Sea
River South Esk flowsInto North Sea
River Witham mouthLocatedIn North Sea
Maas flowsInto North Sea
Maas mouthLocation North Sea
Meuse mouth North Sea
Bressay hasBodyOfWater North Sea
Fetlar locatedIn North Sea
Fetlar hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Oude Maas tributaryOf North Sea
Norfolk hasCoastlineOn North Sea