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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Montrose Basin waterBody North Sea
RNAS Yarmouth theatre North Sea
RNAS Yarmouth operationalArea North Sea
Metropolitan France borders North Sea
Strait of Dover borders North Sea
Strait of Dover connects North Sea
River Great Ouse mouthLocation North Sea
Montrose locatedOnBodyOfWater North Sea
North Sea Canal connects North Sea
North Sea Canal namedAfter North Sea
Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach locatedOn North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea coast
Skagerrak connectsTo North Sea
Skagerrak partOf North Sea
Skagerrak connectedWaterBody North Sea
Dogger Bank locatedIn North Sea
Haarlem, Netherlands locatedNear North Sea
subject surface form: Haarlem
this entity surface form: North Sea coast
River Yare mouthLocatedIn North Sea
River Yare mouth North Sea
Wellington Pier hasEnvironment North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea coast
southern England bordersBodyOfWater North Sea
subject surface form: Southern England
Cullercoats, England, United Kingdom locatedOn North Sea
subject surface form: Cullercoats
Emden locatedNear North Sea
Stonehaven locatedOn North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea coast
East Frisian Islands locatedIn North Sea
East Lothian locatedOn North Sea
East Lothian hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Golden Mile hasView North Sea
subject surface form: Golden Mile (Great Yarmouth)
The Wash partOf North Sea
Raid on the Medway theatre North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea and English coastal waters
North German Plain borderedBy North Sea
West Flanders borderedBy North Sea
West Flanders knownFor North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea shoreline
Scottish mainland borderedBy North Sea
Battle of Lowestoft location North Sea
Wadden Sea locatedIn North Sea
Isle of May locatedIn North Sea
Danish Navy operatesIn North Sea
Western Front startPoint North Sea
subject surface form: Western Front (World War I)
Essex hasCoastOn North Sea
Battle of Gravelines location North Sea
Battle of Camperdown location North Sea
Stonehaven coast locatedOn North Sea
Stonehaven coast hasViewOf North Sea
East Frisia locatedOn North Sea