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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Seaburn locatedOn North Sea
Dunbar parish hasCoastlineOn North Sea
South Shields Pier locatedOn North Sea
Geology of Kent hasCoastlineOn North Sea
North Isles of Orkney locatedIn North Sea
Brough of Birsay locatedIn North Sea
Birsay Bay locatedIn North Sea
Gairsay locatedIn North Sea
Holm hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Tankerness locatedOn North Sea
Hidra hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Vest-Agder hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Dunbar Harbour locatedOn North Sea
Littlehaven Beach locatedOn North Sea
Boddam locatedOn North Sea
Rendall hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Gairsay Sound locatedIn North Sea
Banff Harbour locatedOn North Sea
Lyngdal hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Whitby Harbour locatedOn North Sea
Mandal, Norway locatedOn North Sea
Port of Dunkirk locatedOn North Sea
Malo-les-Bains beach locatedOn North Sea
Wick parish hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Peterhead harbour locatedOn North Sea
Bahuslen hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Nieuwpoort-Bad locatedOn North Sea
Fraserburgh harbour locatedOn North Sea
North Frisia locatedOn North Sea
Noorderkwartier region hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: Noorderkwartier
Wick Harbour locatedOn North Sea
Eynhallow Sound locatedIn North Sea
Dalane hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Schouwen-Duiveland island locatedIn North Sea
subject surface form: Schouwen-Duiveland
Schouwen-Duiveland island hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: Schouwen-Duiveland
Holkham Beach locatedOn North Sea
St Margaret’s Hope locatedOn North Sea
Easter Ross hasCoastlineOn North Sea