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
Kattegat
linked to: Skagerrak

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
German Bight
linked to: North Sea

Kattegat
linked to: Skagerrak

Skagerrak
Wadden Sea
hasOutflow English Channel
Norwegian Sea
Skagerrak
hasSubregion Central North Sea
linked to: North Sea

Northern North Sea
linked to: North Sea

Southern North Sea
linked to: 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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Phoney War location North Sea
Atlantic Ocean connectedTo North Sea
Belgium hasCoastOn North Sea
United Kingdom surroundedBy North Sea
France borderSea North Sea
Netherlands hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Fife borders North Sea
Fife hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Firth of Forth emptiesInto North Sea
Firth of Forth partOf North Sea basin
linked to: North Sea
Furnes (Veurne) locatedNear North Sea coast
linked to: North Sea
England surroundedBySea North Sea
Angus borders North Sea
Angus hasCoastOn North Sea
Chain Home coverageArea North Sea approaches
subject linked to: Chain Home radar network
linked to: North Sea
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta partOf North Sea basin
linked to: North Sea
English Channel connectsTo North Sea
North Sea hasSubregion Southern North Sea
linked to: North Sea
North Sea hasSubregion Central North Sea
linked to: North Sea
North Sea hasSubregion Northern North Sea
linked to: North Sea
North Sea hasFeature German Bight
linked to: North Sea
Baltic Sea connectedTo North Sea
Scottish Islands locatedIn North Sea
Western Front (World War II) geographicScope North Sea
subject linked to: Western Front
Norway hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Northern England borders North Sea
Spanish Armada location North Sea
Anglo-Frisian dialects historicalRegion North Sea coastal areas
linked to: North Sea
Anglo-Dutch Wars mainTheater North Sea
Inchmickery locatedIn North Sea
Great Yarmouth locatedOn North Sea
Scottish Highlands borderedBy North Sea
Lower Saxony bordersSea North Sea
Kingdom of Scotland borderedBy North Sea
Franco-Dutch War location North Sea
Thames flowsInto North Sea
East of England hasBorderWith North Sea
East of England hasCoastlineOn North Sea
Leven adjacentTo North Sea
Limes Germanicus startPoint North Sea coast
linked to: North Sea
U-boats primaryTheater North Sea
Jøssingfjord waterBody North Sea
Central Europe hasSeaAccess North Sea
Pittenweem locatedOn North Sea
Groningen borders North Sea
Operation Weserübung location North Sea