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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Westerland locatedOn North Sea
Westerland hasCoastlineOn North Sea
List auf Sylt locatedIn North Sea
Hörnum locatedOn North Sea
Hörnum hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Keitum locatedOn North Sea
Morsum locatedOn North Sea
Archsum locatedOn North Sea
Wenningstedt-Braderup locatedOn North Sea
Uwe Dune locatedIn North Sea
Ellenbogen locatedIn North Sea
Katinger Watt locatedOn North Sea
Westerland beach locatedIn North Sea
St Catherine’s Bay locatedIn North Sea
Hellvik locatedOn North Sea
Lister district hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Windwick Bay locatedIn North Sea
Bamburgh Beach locatedOn North Sea
Budle Bay locatedOn North Sea
Port of Bremerhaven locatedOn North Sea
modern France hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Gröde locatedIn North Sea
Hallig Südfall locatedIn North Sea
Trischen locatedIn North Sea
Norderoog locatedIn North Sea
Habel locatedIn North Sea
Jordsand (former island) locatedIn North Sea
subject surface form: Jordsand
Oland locatedIn North Sea
Hooge locatedIn North Sea
Broadstairs area hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Berkeley Bay locatedOn North Sea
Pellworm locatedIn North Sea
Horns Rev offshore wind projects locatedIn North Sea
subject surface form: Horns Rev 1
Horns Rev offshore wind projects locatedIn North Sea
subject surface form: Horns Rev 2
Horns Rev offshore wind projects locatedIn North Sea
subject surface form: Horns Rev 3
Wittdün auf Amrum locatedIn North Sea
Nebel locatedIn North Sea
subject surface form: Nebel (Amrum)
Nebel hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: Nebel (Amrum)
Norddorf auf Amrum locatedIn North Sea
Wittdün harbor locatedIn North Sea