What is Dogger Bank?
[[File:Doggerbank.jpg|thumb|Satellite image of the North Sea, the Dogger Bank is shown in red]] '''Dogger Bank''' is a large [[sandbank]] in the [[North Sea]]. It lies about {{convert|100|km}} from the [[coast]] of [[England]]. It is about {{convert|260|km}} long and {{convert|97|km}} wide. On [[average]], the North Sea is {{convert|94|m}} deep. The average depth in the area of the Dogger Bank is {{convert|30|m}}, at the shallowest place the water is only {{convert|13|m}} deep. During the last [[ice age]], it was sometimes an island and sometimes a [[land bridge]] connecting [[Britain]] and mainland [[Europe]]. Today, Dogger Bank is important for [[fishing]], in particular for [[cod]] and [[European plaice]]. {{geo-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:North Sea]]