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So, what is the average depth of the North Sea?
Major features. For the most part, the sea lies on the European continental shelf with a mean depth of 90 metres (300 ft). The only exception is the Norwegian trench, which extends parallel to the Norwegian shoreline from Oslo to an area north of Bergen.
How big is the North Sea?
289,577 mi²
What resources can be found in the North Sea?
Natural Resources in Denmark. The Siri oil platform in the North Sea is operated by DONG Energy. Oil, natural gas, gravel, sand, limestone, chalk, clay and salt are some of the natural resources which can be found in the Danish underground.
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When did Doggerland disappear?
Doggerland is the name of a land mass now beneath the southern North Sea that connected Great Britain to continental Europe. It was flooded by rising sea levels around 6,500–6,200 BC.
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Why is the North Sea so important?
The North Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the English Channel. The North Sea has long been important as one of Europe's most productive fisheries. It also serves as a prominent shipping zone among European countries and between Europe and the Middle East.
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What is the name of the group of islands off the northwest coast of Scotland?
Scotland has over 790 offshore islands, most of which are to be found in four main groups: Shetland, Orkney, and the Hebrides, sub-divided into the Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides.
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What does the North Sea border?
The North Sea - a part of the Atlantic Ocean - is bordered by Norway and Denmark, Scotland and England, (and in the southeast)by the Frisian Islands and Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
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How narrow is the English Channel?
It is about 560 km (350 mi) long and varies in width from 240 km (150 mi) at its widest to 33.3 km (20.7 mi) in the Strait of Dover.
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What ocean is by Norway?
The Norwegian Sea, a part of the North Atlantic Ocean, is positioned (generally) to the northwest of Norway and to the southeast of Greenland. It merges with the Barents Sea off the northern coast of Norway, and with the waters of the North Sea to the southeast of the Faroe Islands.
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Where is the South Seas?
South Seas. The oceans south of the equator, especially the southern Pacific Ocean. The name South Sea is a translation of El Mar del Sur, first used by Vasco Núñez de Balboa in 1513 for the entire Pacific Ocean.
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Where does the North Sea meet the English Channel?
The English Channel is a part of the Atlantic Ocean, and it separates the island of Britain (part of the UK) from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. It is today one of the busiest shipping lanes on the planet. It's approximately 350 miles long, and at its narrowest in the Strait of Dover.
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How wide is the Irish Sea?
It is composed of a deeper channel about 190 miles (310 km) long and 20–30 miles (32–48 km) wide on its western side and shallower bays to the east. The western channel's depth ranges from 80 metres (260 ft) up to 275 m (902 ft) in the Beaufort's Dyke in the North Channel.
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What is the average depth of the Atlantic Ocean?
The average depth of the Atlantic, with its adjacent seas, is 3,339 metres (10,955 ft); without them it is 3,926 metres (12,881 ft). The greatest depth, Milwaukee Deep with 8,605 metres (28,232 ft), is in the Puerto Rico Trench.
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What is the name of the canal which joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean?
The Panama Canal is not the only water line connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. There's a place in Wyoming—deep in the Teton Wilderness Area of the Bridger-Teton National Forest—in which a creek splits in two. Like the canal, this creek connects the two oceans dividing North America in two parts.
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Which sea lies between Britain and Ireland?
The Irish Sea is bounded by Scotland on the north, England on the east, Wales on the south, and Ireland on the west. The sea is connected with the Atlantic by the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland and by St. George's Channel between the southeastern tip of Ireland and southwestern Wales.
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Which ocean lies to the west of Europe?
The seven continents are North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. The five oceans are the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Arctic Ocean and the Southern Ocean.
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What is the meaning of marginal seas?
Sea has several definitions: A marginal sea - a marginal sea is a division of an ocean, partially enclosed by islands, archipelagos, or peninsulas, adjacent to or widely open to the open ocean at the surface, and/or bounded by submarine ridges on the sea floor.
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How wide is the Mediterranean Sea?
This inland sea is bordered on the north by Europe, the east by Asia, and in the south by Africa. This 969,100 sq. mile body of water is approximately 2,300 miles in length, and has a maximum depth of 16,896 ft. The typical Mediterranean climate is hot, with dry summers and mild, rainy winters.