Southern Bight
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Southern Bight (German: Southern Bay, is the southern bight of the North Sea bounded by the coasts of the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Great Britain. The Southern Bight is east of the German Bay, German Bight and the Wadden Sea is between the Southern and German Bight. The Southern Bight is delimited in the north by the Dogger Bank which is the most shallow part of the North Sea. In the southern Bight, there are many sand banks. From Norfolk to Dover, there is a deep water channel, which enters into the Straight of Dover wherein the water is about 30 meters deep. At the end of the English Channel, this depth increases to about 100 meters. The Southern Bight is a part of the continental shelf portion of the North Sea. [1] [2]
The North Sea as a whole has characteristics which are similar to those of the Atlantic ocean, whereas the Southern Bight has hydrology characteristics which most resemble those of the English Channel, and the inputs from various European Rivers. Whereas, the three main river sources, are the Rhine River, Maas River and Scheldt River, the Meuse River, Ems River, Elbe river, and Humber river also impact the southern bight. There are two currents which meet up in this bay, one which run mainly clockwise, and the other counterclockwise.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Dirk J.Beets, Adam J.F.van der Spek (18 August 1999), The Holocene evolution of the barrier and the back-barrier basins of Belgium and the `Netherlands as a function of late Weichselian morphology,relative sea-level rise and sediment supply, <http://www.njgonline.nl/publish/articles/000017/article.pdf>. Retrieved on 25 July 2007
- ^ Southern Bight German Wikipedia
- ^ OSTC Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs, CArbon, NitrOgen and Phosphorus cYcling in the North Sea (CANOPY)e sea-level rise and sediment supply, <http://www.co2.ulg.ac.be/canopy.htm>. Retrieved on 25 July 2007
 |
This article about a specific oceanic location or ocean current is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This Netherlands location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
