north sea

Noun
  1. An arm of the North Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia;
    Oil was discovered under the North Sea in 1970 (synset 109396947)
    is an instance of: sea - a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
    has:
    • orkney islands - an archipelago of about 70 islands in the North Atlantic and North Sea off the northeastern coast of Scotland
    • kattegatt - a strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Sweden; connects with the North Sea through the Skagerrak
    • skagerak, skagerrak - a broad strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Norway
    • zuider zee - a former inlet of the North Sea in the northern coast of the Netherlands; sealed off from the sea in 1932 by a dam that created the IJsselmeer
    is a part of: atlantic, atlantic ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

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