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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Viking Graben locatedIn North Sea
Witch Ground area of the North Sea locatedIn North Sea
subject surface form: Witch Ground
Whitstable, Kent, England locatedOn North Sea
subject surface form: Whitstable
Lincolnshire coast locatedOn North Sea
Knock John Fort locatedIn North Sea
Roughs Tower locatedIn North Sea
Horns Rev 2 locatedIn North Sea
Thanet Phase 1 locatedIn North Sea
Ribe County hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Skinningrove locatedOn North Sea
Scarborough Harbour locatedOn North Sea
Filey Bay locatedOn North Sea
Highland hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Filey Beach locatedOn North Sea
Seaham Lighthouse locatedOn North Sea
Broughty Ferry Beach locatedOn North Sea
Mandø locatedIn North Sea
Port of Stavanger locatedOn North Sea
Port of Cuxhaven locatedOn North Sea
Norfolk region hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: Norfolk
Raversijde (near Ostend) locatedOn North Sea
subject surface form: Raversijde
Bullers of Buchan locatedOn North Sea
Scheveningen district locatedOn North Sea
Blankenberge locatedOn North Sea
Redcar Beach locatedOn North Sea
Wyre locatedIn North Sea
Egilsay locatedIn North Sea
Cleethorpes Pier locatedOn North Sea
Dovercourt Bay locatedOn North Sea
Pierowall locatedIn North Sea
Mill Bay locatedIn North Sea
subject surface form: Mill Bay (Stronsay)
Holstein region hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Foulness Point area locatedOn North Sea
Heemskerk hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Vats-houll locatedOn North Sea