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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Rijn dischargesInto North Sea
Bloemendaal hasCoastline North Sea
Delta Plan locatedNear North Sea
Tayside hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Gadus aeglefinus distribution North Sea
Tynemouth Priory overlooks North Sea
Forth estuary partOf North Sea
Forth estuary flowsInto North Sea
Fidra Lighthouse seaArea North Sea
Portsmouth Flotilla operatesIn North Sea
Berwickshire border North Sea
Berwickshire hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Suffolk hasCoastOn North Sea
Northern Netherlands borderedBy North Sea
Northern Netherlands hasCoastOn North Sea
Rednitz River drainageBasin North Sea
East Neuk of Fife locatedOn North Sea
Battle of Sluys theatre North Sea
Angus coast borders North Sea
Angus coast hasWaterBody North Sea
Viking ship operatedIn North Sea
Sandwich Bay locatedOn North Sea
Scandinavia borders North Sea
Great Britain borderedBy North Sea
Great Britain separatedFromBy North Sea
HMS Queen Mary placeOfSinking North Sea
SMS Lützow placeOfScuttling North Sea
SMS Lützow locationDuringBattleOfJutland North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea, off Jutland Peninsula
Pallas theatreOfWar North Sea
Flamborough Head locatedOn North Sea
HMS Invincible locationOfWreck North Sea
Battle of Dogger Bank location North Sea
Nord hasCoastOn North Sea
Angus council area borders North Sea
Monster hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Monster hasNearbyWaterBody North Sea
Middelharnis locatedNear North Sea
Rockanje hasNearbyWaterBody North Sea
Atlantic coast adjacentTo North Sea
HMS Serapis capturedIn North Sea
Westland borderedBy North Sea