Editing North Sea (section)

===Extent===
The [[International Hydrographic Organization]] defines the limits of the North Sea as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iho.int/uploads/user/pubs/standards/s-23/S-23_Ed3_1953_EN.pdf|title=Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition|year=1953|publisher=International Hydrographic Organization|access-date=28 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008191433/http://www.iho.int/iho_pubs/standard/S-23/S-23_Ed3_1953_EN.pdf|archive-date=8 October 2011}}</ref>

<blockquote>''On the Southwest.'' A line joining the ''Phare de Walde'' (Walde Lighthouse, in France, 50°59'37"N, 1°54'53"E) and [[Leathercoat Point]] (England, 51°10'01.4"N 1°24'07.8").<ref>The Walde Lighthouse is {{convert|6|km|0|abbr=on}} east of [[Calais]] ({{Coord|50|59|06|N|1|55|00|E|display=inline}}), and Leathercoat Point is at the north end of [[St Margaret's Bay, Kent]] ({{Coord|51|10|00|N|1|24|00|E|display=inline}}) </ref> northeast of Dover.

''On the Northwest.'' From [[Dunnet Head]] (58°40'20"N, 3°22'30"W) in [[Scotland]] to Tor Ness (58°47'N) in the Island of [[Hoy, Orkney|Hoy]], thence through this island to the Kame of Hoy (58°55'N) on to Breck Ness on [[Mainland, Orkney|Mainland]] (58°58'N) through this island to [[Costa Head]] (3°14'W) and Inga Ness (59'17'N) in [[Westray]] through Westray, to Bow Head, across to Mull Head (North point of [[Papa Westray]]) and on to Seal Skerry (North point of [[North Ronaldsay]]) and thence to [[Horse Holm|Horse Island]] (South point of the [[Shetland]] Islands).

''On the North.'' From the North point (Fethaland Point) of the [[Mainland, Shetland|Mainland]] of the Shetland Islands, across to Graveland Ness (60°39'N) in the Island of [[Yell, Shetland|Yell]], through Yell to Gloup Ness (1°04'W) and across to Spoo Ness (60°45'N) in [[Unst]] island, through Unst to [[Hermaness|Herma Ness]] (60°51'N), on to the SW point of the Rumblings and to [[Muckle Flugga]] ({{coord|60|51|N|0|53|W|display=inline}}) all these being included in the North Sea area; thence up the meridian of 0°53' West to the [[61st parallel north|parallel of 61°00' North]] and eastward along this parallel to the coast of Norway, the whole of Viking Bank is thus included in the North Sea.

''On the East.'' The Western limit of the [[Skagerrak]] [A line joining [[Hanstholm]] ({{coord|57|07|N|8|36|E|display=inline}}) and the Naze ([[Lindesnes]], {{coord|58|N|7|E|display=inline}})].</blockquote>