North Sea

Marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean North SeaInteractive map of North SeaLocationWestern Europe and Northern EuropeCoordinates56°N 3°E / 56°N 3°E / 56; 3 (North Sea)TypeSeaPrimary inflowsBaltic Sea, Elbe, Weser, Ems, Rhine/Waal, Meuse, Scheldt, Spey, Don, Dee, Tay, Forth, Tyne, Wear, Tees, Humber, ThamesBasin countriesUnited Kingdom (specifically England and Scotland), Norway, Denmark, Germany (specifically Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein), the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Austria, Czech RepublicMax. length960 km (600 mi)Max. width580 km (360 mi)Surface area570,000 km2 (220,000 sq mi)Average depth95 m (312 ft)Max. depth700 m (2,300 ft)Water volume54,000 km3 (4.4×1010 acre⋅ft)Salinity3.4 to 3.5%Max. temperature18 °C (64 °F)Min. temperature6 °C (43 °F)ReferencesSeatemperature.org and Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. A sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel