North Sea
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| Max. depth | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
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| Locations | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 56°N 03°E / 56°N 3°E Coordinates: 56°N 03°E / 56°N 3°E |
| Max. width | 580 km (360 mi) |
| Islands | Nista |
| Did you know | In 1953 the North Sea flood killed more than 2,000 people as it flooded several coasts. |
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| ID | 405863 |
About North Sea
The North Sea is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean located between the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France. An epeiric 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.
UK weather: Snow forecast and warnings in place as temperatures plummet
... As for snow, there will be further wintry showers for a time around North Sea coasts but into the weekend some rain or sleet and snow showers will start coming in from the west...
Just Stop Oil: 16 protesters arrested outside Rishi Sunak's London home
... The group highlighted its opposition to the prime minister s decision in July to grant 100 new North Sea oil and gas licences...
Snow and ice warnings issued for large parts of UK
... Wintry showers are forming in the North Sea and will come onshore across eastern parts of the UK...
COP28 ‘moment of truth' for oil industry, says energy boss
... Earlier this year UK PM Rishi Sunak granted new North Sea oil and gas licences as part of efforts, he said, to improve the UK s resilience to volatile energy markets...
Storm Debi: Warning over gale force winds and heavy rain
... Storm Debi is then expected to move through into the North Sea on Monday evening...
Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot John Hemingway 'just lucky'
... Hurricane wreckage found decades laterHe parachuted into the North Sea and was eventually rescued by a lifeboat...
Oil giant Shell suing Greenpeace for £1. 7m damages
... The White Marlin was transporting the platform to Shell s Penguins oilfield in the North Sea when it was occupied...
Chris Mason: Will the measures in the King's Speech be enough?
... The most stark is on oil and gas licencing under the North Sea...
Snow and ice warnings issued for large parts of UK
By Simon King & George WrightBBC Weather and BBC News
Snow and ice are set to sweep across large parts of The UK in a series of wintry showers.
The Met Office says people should get ready for potentially " hazardous conditions" on Tuesday evening and overnight into Wednesday morning.
Central and south west Scotland, north east England and Yorkshire are some of The affected regions.
London and areas of south east England could see snow on Thursday, forecasters say.
There will be freezing weather on Tuesday night for many people across The country with temperatures down to -2C (28. 4F) to -6C degrees.
Snow is expected to accumulate over The Higher Ground of eastern Scotland and north east England.
With wintry showers and temperatures Below Zero , icy stretches may form on untreated surfaces into Wednesday morning, The Met Office said.
There is also The chance of one to three centimetres of snow accumulating to relatively low levels and up to five centimetres over The Higher Ground of north east Scotland.
The yellow warning will remain in place in areas of Scotland until Thursday.
Temperatures dropped below freezing for much of The country over The weekend. The coldest recorded temperature So Far this autumn was -7. 7C in Shap, Cumbria, on Saturday Morning .
The Cold Air is coming from Scandinavia where people there are experiencing near-record Cold November weather. Wintry showers are forming in The North Sea and will come onshore across eastern parts of The UK.
The Cold Weather is expected to to Stick Around into next week.
Maximum temperatures This Week will be around 2C to 6C but it may not even get above freezing in parts of Scotland and northern England.
While snow may Fall In London and south east England later This Week , it is not likely to settle or cause disruption.
The UK Health Security Agency has issued a yellow cold-health alert for The health sector covering northern regions of England which runs through This Week .
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Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
