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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East Frisia borderedBy North Sea
Jutland Peninsula borderedBy North Sea
Jutland Peninsula seaToWest North Sea
Weser mouth North Sea
Weser flowsIntoBodyOfWater North Sea
Battle of Texel (1673) location North Sea
Dunkirk locatedOn North Sea
Dunkirk nearbyBodyOfWater North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea coast
Kattegat connectsBodyOfWater North Sea
Grand Fleet theater North Sea
HMS Centurion theatre North Sea
Moray Firth Basin locatedIn North Sea
Moray Firth Basin partOf North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea petroleum province
Port of London hasMouthIn North Sea
Port of London extendsTo North Sea
Lothian and Fife hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Channel Fleet theatreOfOperations North Sea
this entity surface form: southern North Sea
Thames Estuary opensInto North Sea
North Yorkshire hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Littorina Sea connectedTo North Sea
Northern Germany borders North Sea
County Durham hasCoastline North Sea
Port of Amsterdam connectsTo North Sea
Norfolk, England bordersBodyOfWater North Sea
subject surface form: Norfolk
Norfolk, England hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: Norfolk
Main connectedTo North Sea
Ems mouth North Sea
Aberdeenshire hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Isle of Sheppey hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) region North Sea
subject surface form: Atlantic cod
Wilhelmshaven locatedOn North Sea
Bruges near North Sea
Atlantic herring foundIn North Sea
Nord department hasCoastOn North Sea
subject surface form: Nord (department)
Hanseatic League (historical) locatedIn North Sea
subject surface form: Hanseatic League
this entity surface form: North Sea region
NATO naval forces operatesIn North Sea
Elie Lighthouse hasViewOf North Sea
Lady’s Tower hasView North Sea
Lady’s Tower nearbyWaterBody North Sea
Schleswig-Holstein hasCoastOn North Sea
Schleswig-Holstein hasSeaBorder North Sea
Four Days' Battle location North Sea
this entity surface form: southern North Sea
Battle of Solebay location North Sea