About

• The North Sea is a shallow, northeastern arm of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the British Isles and the mainland of northwestern Europe.
• The sea is bordered by the island of Great Britain to the southwest and west, the Orkney and Shetland islands to the northwest, Norway to the northeast, Denmark to the east, Germany and the Netherlands to the southeast, and Belgium and France to the south. 
• It is connected to the Atlantic by the Strait of Dover and the English Channel.

Why in News?

• Two cargo ships collided off Germany’s North Sea coast.

https://newsonair.gov.in/News?title=Two-cargo-ships-collided-off-Germany%26%2339%3bs-North-Sea-coast&id=469991