Dogger Banks


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Europe, Atlantic Sandbank Dogger Banks

Extensive sandbank (area; c.6,800 sq mi/17,612 sq km) central North Sea, bet. Great Britain and Denmark; c.60 mi/97 km E of the coast of Northumberland, England, bet. 54ºN and 56ºN. Covered by water (c.55 ft/17 m-120 ft/37 m deep), it is a major breeding ground for many types of fish. Important cod and herring fisheries are here.

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Robert A. McCaughey

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Peter Richards