Q. Consider the following countries:

  1. Finland
  2. Germany
  3. Norway
  4. Russia

How many of the above countries have a border with the North Sea?

  • Only one
  • Only two
  • Only three
  • All four

Answer: (b) Only two

Notes:
  • North sea in northern Europe is part of the Atlantic ocean.
  • It is bordered by the United Kingdom and Norway to the west, Denmark to the south, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France to the east, and the Faroe Islands and Norway’s Svalbard archipelago to the north.
  • 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.
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