<P> The North Sea is bounded by the Orkney Islands and east coast of Great Britain to the west and the northern and central European mainland to the east and south , including Norway , Denmark , Germany , the Netherlands , Belgium , and France . In the southwest , beyond the Straits of Dover , the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean . In the east , it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat , narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively . In the north it is bordered by the Shetland Islands , and connects with the Norwegian Sea , which lies in the very north - eastern part of the Atlantic . </P>
<P> The North Sea is bounded by the Orkney Islands and east coast of Great Britain to the west and the northern and central European mainland to the east and south , including Norway , Denmark , Germany , the Netherlands , Belgium , and France . In the southwest , beyond the Straits of Dover , the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean . In the east , it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat , narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively . In the north it is bordered by the Shetland Islands , and connects with the Norwegian Sea , which lies in the very north - eastern part of the Atlantic . </P>
where does the north sea meet the atlantic
where does the north sea meet the atlantic
the English Channel
the English Channel