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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airfield Wangerooge Airport locatedIn North Sea
subject surface form: Wangerooge
lighthouse Wangerooge locatedIn North Sea
subject surface form: Lighthouse Wangerooge
Protestant church Nikolaikirche locatedOn North Sea
subject surface form: Nikolaikirche (Wangerooge)
Harlesiel locatedOn North Sea
Hooksiel locatedOn North Sea
East Runton locatedOn North Sea
the Nore anchorage locatedIn North Sea
subject surface form: The Nore anchorage
Katwijk Beach locatedOn North Sea
Noorderhaaks locatedIn North Sea
Fanø locatedIn North Sea
Langeoog harbour locatedIn North Sea
Blokhus locatedOn North Sea
Hvide Sande locatedOn North Sea
Thyborøn locatedOn North Sea
Rømø locatedIn North Sea
Vendsyssel-Thy from the rest of Jutland hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: Vendsyssel-Thy
Krummhörn hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Tynemouth Lighthouse locatedOn North Sea
State of Bremen hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Leybucht Bay locatedIn North Sea
Schooneveld locatedIn North Sea
Thyborøn Channel locatedIn North Sea
North Sea approaches locatedIn North Sea
King Edward's Bay locatedOn North Sea
Jammerbugten locatedIn North Sea
Schoorl locatedOn North Sea
Dangast locatedOn North Sea
Port of Wilhelmshaven locatedOn North Sea
Coquet Island locatedIn North Sea
Hvide Sande Harbour locatedOn North Sea
Sheerness locatedOn North Sea