North Sea
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Area
570K km²
Coordinates
56.0000, 4.0000
Category
oceans
Overview
Important shipping lane and fishing ground of northwestern Europe.
About
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. A sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north. It is more than 970 kilometres (600 mi) long and 580 kilometres (360 mi) wide, covering 570,000 square kilometres (220,000 sq mi).
More about North Sea
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