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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Mid Yell locatedInBodyOfWater North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea region
Cullivoe hasCoastlineOn North Sea
East Sands locatedOn North Sea
East Sands hasWaterBody North Sea
European seas partOf North Sea
Aywick hasNearbyBodyOfWater North Sea
Goeree-Overflakkee borderedBy North Sea
Dundee Law hasPanoramicViewOf North Sea
Reimerswaal locatedNear North Sea
German Navy operatesIn North Sea
West Frisian Islands locatedIn North Sea
Burravoe locatedInBodyOfWater North Sea
Velsen locatedNear North Sea
Velsen borderedBy North Sea
Maarten Tromp workLocation North Sea
Vuurboetsduin hasViewOf North Sea
Hoek van Holland locatedOn North Sea
Lothian hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Brielle locatedNear North Sea
Port of Rotterdam locatedOn North Sea
Zuid-Holland hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Seaton Carew locatedOn North Sea
Seaton Carew hasViewOf North Sea
Tatha emptiesInto North Sea
Monifieth beach hasWaterBody North Sea
this entity surface form: North Sea (via Firth of Tay)
Sir Duncan Rice Library hasView North Sea
Monifieth Golf Links near North Sea
Port of Dundee locatedOn North Sea
Kinghorn harbour hasAccessTo North Sea
Rochford District borderedBy North Sea
East Anglia borderedBy North Sea
Brouwershavense Gat connectedTo North Sea