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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Farsund hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Lunan Bay beach locatedOn North Sea
Brough of Houbie locatedIn North Sea
Sutherland (Scottish Highlands) hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: Sutherland
Dunkerque locatedOn North Sea
Westvoorne (historically) hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: Westvoorne
Den Helder, Netherlands locatedOn North Sea
subject surface form: Den Helder
Bergen (village) locatedOn North Sea
Lamb Island locatedIn North Sea
Tay river system locatedIn North Sea
subject surface form: Firth of Tay
Großer Wall Island locatedIn North Sea
Emder Hafen locatedOn North Sea
Knock locatedOn North Sea
city of Emden locatedOn North Sea
subject surface form: Emden
Weybourne locatedOn North Sea
Balmedie locatedOn North Sea
North East Fife Westminster constituency hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: North East Fife (UK Parliament constituency)
Whitley Bay Beach locatedOn North Sea
Brunsbüttel locatedOn North Sea
Port of Esbjerg locatedOn North Sea
Cellardyke Tidal Pool locatedOn North Sea
Rousay Sound locatedIn North Sea
Le Touquet beach locatedOn North Sea
New Lighthouse Borkum locatedIn North Sea
Old Lighthouse Borkum locatedOn North Sea
Töwerland locatedIn North Sea
Kurhaus Juist locatedOn North Sea
Inverbervie harbour locatedOn North Sea
Neuharlingersiel locatedOn North Sea
Orkney coastal waters locatedIn North Sea
Kurhaus Norderney locatedOn North Sea
Norderney Lighthouse locatedOn North Sea
Nordstrand locatedIn North Sea
subject surface form: Nordstrand (Norderney)
Nordstrand hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: Nordstrand (Norderney)
De Panne locatedOn North Sea
De Haan locatedOn North Sea
Oostduinkerke locatedOn North Sea
Zandmotor locatedOn North Sea
St Mary’s Island locatedIn North Sea
Spiekeroog harbour locatedIn North Sea
Western Belgium hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Lamb Holm locatedIn North Sea
Klepp hasCoastlineOn North Sea