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Where does the North Sea become the Atlantic Ocean?
The North Sea connects to the Atlantic Ocean via the English Channel in the southwest and the Baltic Sea in the east via the Kattegat and Skagerrak straits. The two narrow straits Denmark from Sweden and Norway respectively.
When did the North Sea form?
about 450,000 years ago
During the Anglian glaciation, about 450,000 years ago, an ice sheet filled much of the North Sea, with a large proglacial lake in the southern part fed by the Rhine, the Scheldt and the Thames.
What divides the Atlantic Ocean into the North Atlantic Ocean?
This ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending in a north-south direction and is divided into the North Atlantic and South Atlantic by Equatorial Counter Currents at about 8° North latitude.
Why is it called the North Sea?
The name “North Sea” probably came into English via the Dutch “Noordzee”, who named it thus either in contrast with the Zuiderzee (“South Sea”), located south of Frisia, or simply because the sea is generally to the north of the Netherlands.
What was the North Sea called before 1914?
German Ocean
The North Sea was known as the German Ocean until the early 20th C., when hostilities with Germany meant this name became politically unacceptable in Britain.
Is the North Sea rough in August?
The best time for a North Sea cruise is at the height of summer, during the months of July and August, for calmer waters and fantastic, sunny weather. Although cruises often set sail during the shoulder months (May, June and September), you are likely to encounter a rougher sea, colder temperatures and rain.
Is the North Atlantic an ocean?
The Atlantic Ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending longitudinally between Europe and Africa to the east, and the Americas to the west. The Atlantic Ocean is divided in two parts, by the Equatorial Counter Current, with the North(ern) Atlantic Ocean and the South(ern) Atlantic Ocean at about 8°N.
Where does Atlantic Ocean start and end?
The Atlantic Ocean lies between North and South America on the west and Europe and Africa on the east. Up north, the Atlantic connects to the Arctic Ocean and to the Southern Ocean to the south.
Does the North Sea freeze?
Ocean water freezes just like freshwater, but at lower temperatures. Fresh water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit but seawater freezes at about 28.4 degrees Fahrenheit , because of the salt in it. At least 15 percent of the ocean is covered by sea ice some part of the year.
What did the Romans call the North Sea?
One of the earliest recorded names was Septentrionalis Oceanus, or “Northern Ocean” which was cited by Pliny.
Where is the Atlantic Ocean?
Containing most of our planet’s shallow seas – but with relatively few islands – the Atlantic Ocean is a relatively narrow body of water that snakes between nearly parallel continental masses, the Americas, Europe and Africa.
Which way does the North Atlantic Ocean flow clockwise?
From October to June the surface is usually covered with sea ice in the Labrador Sea, Denmark Strait, and Baltic Sea. The Coriolis effect circulates North Atlantic water in a clockwise direction, whereas South Atlantic water circulates counter-clockwise.
What was the North Sea called before it was called North Sea?
Before the adoption of “North Sea,” the names used in English were “German Sea” or “German Ocean”, referred to the Latin names “Mare Gemanicum” and “Oceanus Germanicus”, and these persisted in use until the First World War.
Which two countries border the Atlantic Ocean to the west?
The Atlantic Ocean is bounded on the west by North and South America. It connects to the Arctic Ocean through the Denmark Strait, Greenland Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea.