North Sea

North Sea

Marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean

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).

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