North Sea

Also known as German Sea, the North Sea, German Ocean, the German Sea, British Ocean, the British Ocean, Cumbric Sea, Cymbric Sea

marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean

AI overview

The North Sea is a shallow sea that borders several European countries and connects to the Atlantic Ocean. It matters because it contains important oil and gas reserves and serves as a major shipping route for international trade.

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Research

13,283 papers

Across the North Sea and beyond.Trends in genetics : TIG · 2023Lalueza-Fox CDOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2023.01.006
Tick-borne diseases under the radar in the North Sea Region.ReviewTicks and tick-borne diseases · 2023Quarsten H, Henningsson A, Krogfelt KA et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102185
The underwater soundscape of the North Sea.Marine pollution bulletin · 2024Basan F, Fischer JG, Putland R et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115891
Shipping spills and plastic pollution: A review of maritime governance in the North Sea.ReviewMarine pollution bulletin · 2022Saliba M, Frantzi S, van Beukering PDOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113939
Seasonal oxygen depletion in the North Sea, a review.ReviewMarine pollution bulletin · 2015Topcu HD, Brockmann UHDOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.06.021
Decline in Atlantic wolffish Anarhichas lupus in the North Sea: Impacts of fishing pressure and climate change.ReviewJournal of fish biology · 2022Bluemel JK, Fischer SH, Kulka DW et al.DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14942
Over 20% of marine fishes shifting in the North and Barents Seas, but not in the Norwegian Sea.PeerJ · 2023Gordó-Vilaseca C, Pecuchet L, Coll M et al.DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15801
Coastal peat-beds and peatlands of the southern North Sea: their past, present and future.ReviewBiological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2021Waller M, Kirby JDOI: 10.1111/brv.12662

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Wikidata facts

Area: 570000
Elevation: 0
Image: North Sea 02 ubt.jpeg
Width: 580
Length: 960

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Commons category: North Sea
Commons gallery: North Sea - Nordsee - Noordzee - Nordsøen
vertical depth: 700
salinity: 3.4
P12749: Monika Griefahn

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Article

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).

It hosts key north European shipping lanes and is a major fishery. The coast is a popular destination for recreation and tourism in bordering countries, and a rich source of energy resources, including wind and wave power.