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About North sea
| Aspects | Description |
| About | 1. The North Sea is a northern European sea and part of the Atlantic Ocean. 2. The North Sea connects to the Atlantic Ocean via the English Channel in the southwest and to the Baltic Sea in the east via the Kattegat and Skagerrak straits. 3. The Kiel Canal is one of the world’s busiest artificial waterways which connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea. 4. The North Sea is relatively shallow, with an average depth of 90 meters. 5. Its deepest part is the Norwegian trench, which reaches a depth of 725 meters, while the shallowest area is the Dogger Bank, at only 12 meters deep. |
| Borders | It is bordered by the United Kingdom and Norway to the west, Denmark to the south, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France to the east, and the Faroe Islands and Norway’s Svalbard archipelago to the north. |
| Climatic conditions | The North Sea experiences an oceanic temperate maritime climate characterized by slightly high temperatures. Winters are long but cool, while summers are short and mild. |
| Rivers | Major rivers that drain into the North Sea include the Forth, Elbe, Weser, Ems, Rhine and Meuse, Scheldt, Thames, and Humber. |
| Ports | Several major ports are located along the coasts of the North Sea. Rotterdam is the busiest port in Europe, is one of these, along with Antwerp, Hamburg, Bremerhaven, and Felixstowe, all of which are busy container seaports. The Port of Bruges-Zeebrugge is noted as Europe’s leading RoRo port. |
UPSC Syllabus: World geography
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