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Dogger (geology)
Dogger may refer to: * Dogger Bank, a large shallow area in the North Sea between Britain and Denmark * Dogger Bank incident, the Russian attack on British fishermen in 1904 at the Dogger Bank area in the North Sea. * Dogger (boat), a type of ketch rigged fishing boat working the Dogger Bank in the seventeenth century * Dogger (book), ''Dogger'' (book), a book by Shirley Hughes * Dogger, a person who engages in the sexual practice of Dogging (sexual slang), dogging * Dogger, a sea area in the North Sea, noted in shipping forecasts * The Dogger, rocks of the Middle Jurassic epoch * Doggers, people who hunted and trapped Dingo#Control_measures, dingoes People * Paul Dogger (1971), a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands See also * Doggo, an internet slang term for "dogs' language" * Battle of Dogger Bank (other), Battle of Dogger Bank, disambiguation page listing various battles and confrontations at or near the Dogger Bank. * Dog (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dogger Bank
Dogger Bank (Dutch: ''Doggersbank'', German: ''Doggerbank'', Danish: ''Doggerbanke'') is a large sandbank in a shallow area of the North Sea about off the east coast of England. During the last ice age the bank was part of a large landmass connecting mainland Europe and the British Isles, now known as Doggerland. It has long been known by fishermen to be a productive fishing bank; it was named after the ''Dogger (boat), doggers'', medieval Netherlands, Dutch fishing boats especially used for catching cod. At the beginning of the 21st century the area was identified as a potential site for a UK round 3 wind farm, being developed as Dogger Bank Wind Farm. Name The name Dogger Bank was first recorded in the mid-17th century. It is probably derived from the word "dogger (boat), dogger" used for a two-masted boat of the type that trawled for fish in the area in medieval times. The area has similar names in Dutch, German, and Danish. It gives its name to the Dogger sea area use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
