<Tr> <Td> Map all coordinates in "Geography of the North Sea" using: OpenStreetMap </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Download coordinates as: KML GPX </Td> </Tr> <P> The North Sea (Latin: Mare Germanicum) is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean located between Great Britain, Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France . An epeiric (or "shelf") 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 (600 mi) long and 580 kilometres (360 mi) wide, with an area of around 570,000 square kilometres (220,000 sq mi). </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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