
The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between Norway and Denmark in the east, the United Kingdom in the west, and Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France in the south. An offshoot of the North Sea is the Skagerrak, between Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, which connects to the Baltic Sea through the Kattegat, Oresund, the Great Belt and the Little Belt. In the south, the North Sea connects with the rest of the Atlantic through the Strait of Dover into the English Channel and in the north through the Norwegian Sea. Major rivers that drain into the North Sea include the Elbe (at Cuxhaven), the Weser (at Bremerhaven), the Ems at Emden, the Rhine and Meuse River (at Rotterdam), the Scheldt (at Flushing, Netherlands), the Thames, and the Humber (at Kingston upon Hull). The Kiel Canal, one of the world's busiest artificial waterways, connects the North Sea with the Baltic. There is a substantial amount of oil and natural gas under the seabed: see North Sea oil. In classical times this body of water was referred to as the ''Oceanum-'' or ''Mare Germanicum'', meaning German Ocean or Sea. This name was commonly used in English and other languages along with the name "North Sea", until the early eighteenth century. By the late nineteenth century, German Sea was a rare, scholarly usage even in Germany. Its modern name is thought to have originated from a Friesland point of view which lies directly to the south of the North Sea (also see Zuiderzee). In Danish the North Sea is also named "Vesterhavet" (besides "Nordsøen"), meaning "Western Ocean" as it is located west of Denmark. The North Sea Flood of 1953 caused over 2,000 deaths in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands. ==See also== *List of islands *List of islands of Denmark *List of islands of Germany *List of islands of the Netherlands *List of islands of Norway *List of islands of the United Kingdom *Overfishing *North Sea Commission *Continental shelf ==References== [http://www.ospar.org/eng/doc/pdfs/R2C2.pdf Overview of geography, hydrography and climate of the North Sea] ==External links== * Hallo Nordseefreunde, http://www.nordsee.org/ * Nordsømuseet i Hirtshals (The North Sea Museum in Hirtshals, Denmark), http://www.nordsoemuseet.dk/ * Etymology and History of names, http://www.eastsea.org/article3/report3.htm Seas Geography of Denmark Geography of Norway ang:Norþsǽ la:Oceanus Fresonicus li:Noordzie nds:Noordsee
A quick check of the Oxford English Dictionary shows that North Sea was in use by the 13th century, and in common use in the 18th. German Sea and German Ocean were in play, but were never the exclusive English term simply displaced by war-fervor. The usages in the OED implies that "German Ocean" is more a learned term (as a translation of Ptolemy's ''Germanikos Okeanos'') and that "North Sea" may be more common, but I may be misreding the usages. --MichaelTinkler : I agree. I started to write a long list of supporting evidence, then found [http://www.eastsea.org/article3/report3.htm this article] which sums it up nicely. In reality the North Sea had not been called the German Sea or German Ocean in everyday English speech for centuries prior to World War I. One question which remains is whether there was an archaism "official" name that was changed to reflect the ordinary name during the War. However, the ''first'' body providing "official" British usage for place names outside the United Kingdom proper was the [http://www.pcgn.org.uk PCGN], which was not founded until 1919. Thus, the claim appears to be an urban legend. I'll leave the claim for a day or so to see if anyone can come up with supporting evidence, then remove it. --Roger 13:40, 17 Sep 2003 (UTC) ---- If the Kattegat is a bay of the North Sea, and Sweden borders on the Kattegat, then why doesn't Sweden border on the North Sea?--user:Branko ----- From a Danish/Swedish point of view, it is doubtful whether the Kattegat is ''a part'' of the North Sea. But the precise delimination of the Northern waters is controversial.
S. ---- The German Hydrographic Service used to define the Kattegat as part of the "waters between North Sea and Baltic Sea" (along with Sound & Belts and maybe even Kiel bay). I am not sure whether this terminology is still used. User:Kosebamse 11:03 Feb 28, 2003 (UTC) == Need help with reference article == [http://www.ospar.org/eng/doc/pdfs/R2C2.pdf This] is a nice overview article about the geography and hydrography of the North Sea, apparently published by [http://www.ospar.org/eng/html/welcome.html OSPAR Commission]. It presents as "Chapter 2" but I was unable to find other parts of that publication. Any ideas? User:Kosebamse 04:08, 5 Oct 2004 (UTC) == Headline text == hi k 'lfa lzd'đInsert: Á á É é Í í Ó ó Ú ú À à È è Ì ì Ò ò Ù ù  â Ê ê Î î Ô ô Û û Ä ä Ë ë Ï ï Ö ö Ü ü ß Ã ã Ñ ñ Õ õ Ç ç Ģ ģ Ķ ķ Ļ ļ Ņ ņ Ŗ ŗ Ş ş Ţ ţ Ć ć Ĺ ĺ Ń ń Ŕ ŕ Ś ś Ý ý Ź ź Đ đ Ů ů Č č Ď ď Ľ ľ Ň ň Ř ř Š š Ť ť Ž ž Ǎ ǎ Ě ě Ǐ ǐ Ǒ ǒ Ǔ ǔ Ā ā Ē ē Ī ī Ō ō Ū ū ǖ ǘ ǚ ǜ Ĉ ĉ Ĝ ĝ Ĥ ĥ Ĵ ĵ Ŝ ŝ Ŵ ŵ Ŷ ŷ Ă ă Ğ ğ Ŭ ŭ Ċ ċ Ė ė Ġ ġ İ ı Ż ż Ą ą Ę ę Į į Ų ų Ł ł Ő ő Ű ű Ŀ ŀ Ħ ħ Ð ð Þ þ Œ œ Æ æ Ø ø Å å – — … [] ~ | ° ± − × ² ³ € Ò hfr ;f; x
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The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between Norway and Denmark in the east, the United Kingdom in the west, and Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France in the south. An offshoot of the North Sea is the Skagerrak, between Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, which connects to the Baltic Sea through the Kattegat, Oresund, the Great Belt and the Little Belt. In the south, the North Sea connects with the rest of the Atlantic through the Strait of Dover into the English Channel and in the north through the Norwegian Sea. Major rivers that drain into the North Sea include the Elbe (at Cuxhaven), the Weser (at Bremerhaven), the Ems at Emden, the Rhine and Meuse River (at Rotterdam), the Scheldt (at Flushing, Netherlands), the Thames, and the Humber (at Kingston upon Hull). The Kiel Canal, one of the world's busiest artificial waterways, connects the North Sea with the Baltic. There is a substantial amount of oil and natural gas under the seabed: see North Sea oil. In classical times this body of water was referred to as the ''Oceanum-'' or ''Mare Germanicum'', meaning German Ocean or Sea. This name was commonly used in English and other languages along with the name "North Sea", until the early eighteenth century. By the late nineteenth century, German Sea was a rare, scholarly usage even in Germany. Its modern name is thought to have originated from a Friesland point of view which lies directly to the south of the North Sea (also see Zuiderzee). In Danish the North Sea is also named "Vesterhavet" (besides "Nordsøen"), meaning "Western Ocean" as it is located west of Denmark. The North Sea Flood of 1953 caused over 2,000 deaths in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands. ==See also== *List of islands *List of islands of Denmark *List of islands of Germany *List of islands of the Netherlands *List of islands of Norway *List of islands of the United Kingdom *Overfishing *North Sea Commission *Continental shelf ==References== [http://www.ospar.org/eng/doc/pdfs/R2C2.pdf Overview of geography, hydrography and climate of the North Sea] ==External links== * Hallo Nordseefreunde, http://www.nordsee.org/ * Nordsømuseet i Hirtshals (The North Sea Museum in Hirtshals, Denmark), http://www.nordsoemuseet.dk/ * Etymology and History of names, http://www.eastsea.org/article3/report3.htm Seas Geography of Denmark Geography of Norway ang:Norþsǽ la:Oceanus Fresonicus li:Noordzie nds:Noordsee
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A quick check of the Oxford English Dictionary shows that North Sea was in use by the 13th century, and in common use in the 18th. German Sea and German Ocean were in play, but were never the exclusive English term simply displaced by war-fervor. The usages in the OED implies that "German Ocean" is more a learned term (as a translation of Ptolemy's ''Germanikos Okeanos'') and that "North Sea" may be more common, but I may be misreding the usages. --MichaelTinkler : I agree. I started to write a long list of supporting evidence, then found [http://www.eastsea.org/article3/report3.htm this article] which sums it up nicely. In reality the North Sea had not been called the German Sea or German Ocean in everyday English speech for centuries prior to World War I. One question which remains is whether there was an archaism "official" name that was changed to reflect the ordinary name during the War. However, the ''first'' body providing "official" British usage for place names outside the United Kingdom proper was the [http://www.pcgn.org.uk PCGN], which was not founded until 1919. Thus, the claim appears to be an urban legend. I'll leave the claim for a day or so to see if anyone can come up with supporting evidence, then remove it. --Roger 13:40, 17 Sep 2003 (UTC) ---- If the Kattegat is a bay of the North Sea, and Sweden borders on the Kattegat, then why doesn't Sweden border on the North Sea?--user:Branko ----- From a Danish/Swedish point of view, it is doubtful whether the Kattegat is ''a part'' of the North Sea. But the precise delimination of the Northern waters is controversial.
S. ---- The German Hydrographic Service used to define the Kattegat as part of the "waters between North Sea and Baltic Sea" (along with Sound & Belts and maybe even Kiel bay). I am not sure whether this terminology is still used. User:Kosebamse 11:03 Feb 28, 2003 (UTC) == Need help with reference article == [http://www.ospar.org/eng/doc/pdfs/R2C2.pdf This] is a nice overview article about the geography and hydrography of the North Sea, apparently published by [http://www.ospar.org/eng/html/welcome.html OSPAR Commission]. It presents as "Chapter 2" but I was unable to find other parts of that publication. Any ideas? User:Kosebamse 04:08, 5 Oct 2004 (UTC) == Headline text == hi k 'lfa lzd'đInsert: Á á É é Í í Ó ó Ú ú À à È è Ì ì Ò ò Ù ù  â Ê ê Î î Ô ô Û û Ä ä Ë ë Ï ï Ö ö Ü ü ß Ã ã Ñ ñ Õ õ Ç ç Ģ ģ Ķ ķ Ļ ļ Ņ ņ Ŗ ŗ Ş ş Ţ ţ Ć ć Ĺ ĺ Ń ń Ŕ ŕ Ś ś Ý ý Ź ź Đ đ Ů ů Č č Ď ď Ľ ľ Ň ň Ř ř Š š Ť ť Ž ž Ǎ ǎ Ě ě Ǐ ǐ Ǒ ǒ Ǔ ǔ Ā ā Ē ē Ī ī Ō ō Ū ū ǖ ǘ ǚ ǜ Ĉ ĉ Ĝ ĝ Ĥ ĥ Ĵ ĵ Ŝ ŝ Ŵ ŵ Ŷ ŷ Ă ă Ğ ğ Ŭ ŭ Ċ ċ Ė ė Ġ ġ İ ı Ż ż Ą ą Ę ę Į į Ų ų Ł ł Ő ő Ű ű Ŀ ŀ Ħ ħ Ð ð Þ þ Œ œ Æ æ Ø ø Å å – — … [] ~ | ° ± − × ² ³ € Ò hfr ;f; x
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