What epeiric sea is Germany bordering?
North Sea The North Sea is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean located between Great Britain, Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. An epeiric (or "shelf") sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north. It is more than 970 km long and 580 km wide, with an area of around 570000 km2 .
Dortmund–Ems Canal The Dortmund–Ems Canal is a 269 km long canal in Germany between the inland port of the city of Dortmund ( ) and the sea port of Emden. The artificial southern part of the canal ends after 215 km at Herbrum lock near Meppen. The route then takes the river Ems for 45 km to Oldersum lock. From there, the canal continues along a second artificial segment of 98 km . This latter section was built because inland ships at the time of the construction of the canal were not built for the open sea, which they would have faced at the Dollart and the entry to the sea port of Emden. It is connected to the Ems-Jade Canal from Emden to Wilhelmshaven.