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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Great Yarmouth Port locatedOn North Sea
Great Yarmouth Port waterway North Sea
Hauts-de-France hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Port of Le Havre locatedNear North Sea
Sokndal municipality hasCoastlineOn North Sea
subject surface form: Sokndal
Eemsdelta hasCoastOn North Sea
Koksijde Air Base serves North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea search and rescue region
Port of Hamburg locatedNear North Sea
Low Countries borderedBy North Sea
Northumberland hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Ruby Bay hasWaterBody North Sea
Margate locatedOn North Sea
Eemskanaal connects North Sea
Strömstad hasCoastline North Sea
Aberdeen locatedOn North Sea
Lowestoft coast North Sea
Sunderland locatedOn North Sea
Whitby Abbey near North Sea
Tantallon Castle locatedNear North Sea
Tantallon Castle overlooks North Sea
Tyne and Wear borderedBy North Sea
eastern Scotland borders North Sea
subject surface form: Eastern Scotland
Methil Docks waterbody North Sea
Suffolk, England hasCoastOn North Sea
Norwegian waters locatedIn North Sea
Pas-de-Calais borders North Sea
Helgoland locatedIn North Sea
Helgoland locatedInBodyOfWater North Sea
River Dee mouth North Sea
subject surface form: River Dee (Aberdeenshire)
Germania borderedBy North Sea
West Sands beach locatedOn North Sea
Bluemull Sound partOf North Sea
West Sandwick hasShore North Sea
St Andrews Harbour locatedOn North Sea
Yell Sound partOf North Sea
Humber Estuary emptiesInto North Sea
Rijn mouthLocatedIn North Sea