| − | The '''North Sea''' is an extension of the [[Atlantic Ocean]] lying between the [[United Kingdom]], continental [[Europe]] and [[Scandinavia]]. It is connected in the west to the Atlantic Ocean via the [[English Channel]], in the North to the [[Norwegian Sea]] and in the east via [[Kattegatt]] and [[Skagerrak ]] with the [[Baltic Sea]].
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| − | The seabed beneath the North Sea contains deposits of [[oil]] and [[natural gas]], although there are concerns that these may be depleted as early as 2030.<ref>'''Heathcoat Amory, Edward''', [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=462367&in_page_id=1770 ''The New Apartheid''] Daily Mail, London, June 16, 2007</ref>
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