Fisher Bank
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The Fisher Bank is a sand bank in the North Sea
, off the west coast of Denmark
. As Fisher it gives its name to one of the sea areas in the British Shipping Forecast
.
It is defined by the co-ordinates:
and the Danish coast.
North Sea
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...
, off the west coast of Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. As Fisher it gives its name to one of the sea areas in the British Shipping Forecast
Shipping Forecast
The Shipping Forecast is a four-times-daily BBC Radio broadcast of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the coasts of the British Isles. It is produced by the Met Office and broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The forecasts sent over the Navtex...
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It is defined by the co-ordinates:
- 57°45'N 04°00'E
- 56°00'N 04°00'E
- 56°00'N 08°10'E
- 57°05'N 08°35'E
- 57°45'N 07°30'E
and the Danish coast.