Catchment area
The North Sea comprises the body of water:
- southwards of latitude 62° N, and eastwards of longitude 5° W at the north west side;
- northwards of latitude 57° 44.8' N from the northern most point of Denmark to the coast of Sweden, and
- eastwards of longitude 5° W and northwards of latitude 48°30' N, at the south side.
(Source: The Norwegian mapping authority)
