North Sea:
Researchers have discovered huge landforms deep beneath the North Sea that suggest the region was swallowed by a giant ice sheet toward the middle of the last ice age.
- North Sea is a relatively shallow and enclosed sea located in Northwestern Europe.
- It is considered to be a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean.
- It connects to the Atlantic Ocean via the Norwegian Sea in the north and the English Channel in the south.
- It connects to the Baltic Sea in the east via the Kattegat and Skagerrak straits
- Bordering Countries: United Kingdom, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
- It covers an area of approximately 570,000 sq.km.
- Major rivers that drain into the North Sea include Forth, Elbe, Weser, Ems, Rhine, Meuse, Scheldt, Thames and Humber.
- It also hosts two of the world’s largest ports (Hamburg and Rotterdam).
- It is one of the most important fishing grounds globally.
