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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Amrum lighthouse locatedIn North Sea
Steenodde locatedOn North Sea
Shapinsay locatedIn North Sea
province of North Holland hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: North Holland
Süddorf locatedOn North Sea
Kniepsand beach locatedIn North Sea
Koksijde, Belgium locatedOn North Sea
subject surface form: Koksijde
Tall Anna locatedIn North Sea
Long Anna locatedIn North Sea
Dune Helgoland locatedIn North Sea
Cockenzie hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Havergate Island locatedIn North Sea
Norwegian region of Sørlandet hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: Sørlandet
Ekofisk oil field locatedIn North Sea
Dalsfjorden hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Clyth locatedOn North Sea
Latheron hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Dunbeath locatedOn North Sea
Ryfylke islands locatedIn North Sea
Hartlepool, United Kingdom locatedOn North Sea
subject surface form: Hartlepool
Ollaberry hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Brent System pipeline locatedIn North Sea
Brancaster Beach locatedOn North Sea
Ninian oil field locatedIn North Sea
Kelling locatedOn North Sea
Magnus oil field locatedIn North Sea
Thistle oil field locatedIn North Sea
Hutton oil field locatedIn North Sea
Stevenson family of lighthouse engineers locatedIn North Sea
subject surface form: Bell Rock Lighthouse
United Kingdom Northumberland hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: Northumberland
Longstone locatedIn North Sea
Brownsman locatedIn North Sea
Wideopen locatedIn North Sea
The Wamses locatedIn North Sea
West Wideopen locatedIn North Sea
Blyth Harbour locatedOn North Sea
Embleton Bay locatedOn North Sea
Beadnell Bay locatedOn North Sea
Margate seafront locatedOn North Sea
Margate Beach locatedOn North Sea