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Princeton's WordNet

  1. North Seanoun

    an arm of the North Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia; oil was discovered under the North Sea in 1970

Wiktionary

  1. North Seanoun

    An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain (in the west), Scandinavia (in the east) and Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and France (in the south).

  2. Etymology: From North-see, from norþsæ, equivalent to. Cognate with Noardsee, Noordzee, Nordsee, Nordsjön, Norðursjór.

Wikipedia

  1. North Sea

    The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France. An epeiric 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. The North Sea has featured prominently in geopolitical and military affairs, particularly in Northern Europe, from the Middle Ages to the modern era. It was also important globally through the power northern Europeans projected worldwide during much of the Middle Ages and into the modern era. The North Sea was the centre of the Vikings' rise. The Hanseatic League, the Dutch Republic, and the British each sought to gain command of the North Sea and access to the world's markets and resources. As Germany's only outlet to the ocean, the North Sea was strategically important through both World Wars. The coast has diverse geology and geography. In the north, deep fjords and sheer cliffs mark much of its Norwegian and Scottish coastlines respectively, whereas in the south, the coast consists mainly of sandy beaches, estuaries of long rivers and wide mudflats. Due to the dense population, heavy industrialisation, and intense use of the sea and the area surrounding it, there have been various environmental issues affecting the sea's ecosystems. Adverse environmental issues – commonly including overfishing, industrial and agricultural runoff, dredging, and dumping, among others – have led to several efforts to prevent degradation and to safeguard the long-term economic benefits.

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  1. north sea

    The North Sea is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean located between Great Britain, Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. It is known for its rich oil and gas deposits and, historically, for its abundant fish population. The North Sea is connected to the Atlantic by the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north. It has an average depth of 94 meters and is a significant shipping and trade route for the surrounding countries.

Wikidata

  1. North Sea

    The North Sea is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean located between Great Britain, Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. An epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north. It is more than 970 kilometres long and 580 kilometres wide, with an area of around 750,000 square kilometres. The North Sea has long been the site of important European shipping lanes as well as a major fishery. The sea is a popular destination for recreation and tourism in bordering countries and more recently has developed into a rich source of energy resources including fossil fuels, wind, and early efforts in wave power. Historically, the North Sea has featured prominently in geopolitical and military affairs, particularly in Northern Europe but also globally through the power northern European actors projected worldwide during much of the Middle Ages and modern era. The North Sea was the centre of the Vikings' rise and subsequently, the Hanseatic League, the Netherlands, and the British each sought to dominate the North Sea and through it to control access to the markets and resources of the world. As Germany's only outlet to the ocean, the North Sea continued to be strategically important through both World Wars.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. North Sea

    or German Ocean, between the E. coast of Britain and the Continent, spreads out into the Arctic Ocean, is shallow, is crossed by many sandbanks, and is subject to frequent violent storms; the Dogger Bank, between England and Denmark, 8 to 16 fathoms deep, is rich in fish, especially cod.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. north sea

    The Jamaica name for the north swell. (See GROUND-SEA.)

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of north sea in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of north sea in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of north sea in a Sentence

  1. The IEA:

    The big story this month is one of tightening supply, with the spotlight firmly fixed on non-OPEC, oil's price collapse is closing down high-cost production from Eagle Ford in Texas to Russia and the North Sea, which may result in the loss next year of half a million barrels a day - the biggest decline in 24 years.

  2. Christopher Young:

    A lot of companies under stress are now starting to consider if retaining some or all of the decommissioning liability might be an option for selling, our conversations with a number of North Sea operators suggest that others are now considering selling assets while retaining decommissioning liabilities.

  3. Padme Amidala:

    So this is how liberty dies… with thunderous applause. - Padme Amidala - Tory MPs have voted down a bid to impose a windfall tax on oil and gas giants that could save families £600. Despite Brits facing a cost of living crisis, Conservatives rejected a Labour amendment to the Queen's Speech backing a one-off levy on North Sea firms to help struggling Brits. MPs rejected the move by 310 votes to 248, and not one Tory MP backed it.

  4. Chief Executive Officer Amjad Bseisu:

    We're looking to market part of our North Sea portfolio. We have a process to see if we can get some partners to get in.

  5. Michal Meidan:

    Political fiat rather than market mechanisms will dictate flows, baseloads for the new refineries are mainly Middle Eastern grades so U.S. flows will likely push out West African or North Sea oil (of similar quality).

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