The North Sea is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between Great Britain, Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. It is one of the most economically and historically significant seas in Europe, serving as a vital hub of trade, fishing, energy production, and maritime navigation. North Sea Latest News Recently, a cargo ship hit a tanker carrying jet fuel for the American military off eastern England, setting both vessels on fire and sending fuel pouring into the North Sea . About North Sea Location: The North Sea is a shallow northeastern arm of the Atlantic Ocean, covering 220,000 square miles (570,000 square km) between the British Isles and northwestern Europe. Borders and Connections: Bordered by Great Britain (southwest and west), Orkney and Shetland islands ... North Sea spans 960 km in length and 580 km in width, covering 570,000 km² with depths up to 700 m. A key waterway for trade and resources. The North Sea is a marginal, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. It is bordered by Great Britain to the west and southwest, northwest by the Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands, east and northeast by Norway and Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands to the southeast, with Belgium and France to the south. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean. It is more than 970 kilometers (600 mi) long and 560 ...
