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- 1 Which is the water body that separates the British Isles from the mainland?
- 2 What is the body of water between the British Isles and the mainland of Europe?
- 3 What body of water is directly east of Great Britain west of Australia?
- 4 Which body of water lies to the east of Sweden?
- 5 What Sea separates Europe from Africa?
- 6 Which body of water is to the west of Australia?
Which is the water body that separates the British Isles from the mainland?
English Channel, also called The Channel, French La Manche, narrow arm of the Atlantic Ocean separating the southern coast of England from the northern coast of France and tapering eastward to its junction with the North Sea at the Strait of Dover (French: Pas de Calais).
What is the body of water between the British Isles and the mainland of Europe?
North Sea
North Sea, shallow, northeastern arm of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the British Isles and the mainland of northwestern Europe and covering an area of 220,000 square miles (570,000 square km).
Is the North Sea international waters?
An epeiric (or “shelf”) 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….
| North Sea | |
|---|---|
| Average depth | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Max. depth | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Water volume | 54,000 km3 (4.4×1010 acre⋅ft) |
| Salinity | 3.4 to 3.5% |
What body of water is directly east of Great Britain west of Australia?
Tasman Sea | sea, Pacific Ocean | Britannica.
Which body of water lies to the east of Sweden?
The Baltic Sea (in latin Mare Balticum) is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean, enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain. The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 10°E to 30°E longitude.
Which water body can be found to the south of Europe?
Europe is a peninsula of the Eurasian supercontinent and is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean, Black, and Caspian Seas to the south.
What Sea separates Europe from Africa?
Mediterranean Sea
11, 2020) — The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea and separates Spain on the European continent from Morocco on the African continent.
Which body of water is to the west of Australia?
Indian Ocean
It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, and the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia’s largest state, with a total land area of 2,527,013 square kilometres (975,685 sq mi).