Home De Liliandrost The Rescue The Award Postcards Maps of area Doggersbank DUTCH version Verhalen The Doggersbank Dogger Bank is a large sandbank in a shallow area of the North Sea about 100 kilometres (62 miles) off the east coast of England. Dogger Bank extends over approximately 17,600 km2 (6,800 sq mi), with its dimensions being about 260 km (160 mi) long and up to 97 km (60 mi) broad.[1] The water depth ranges from 15 to 36 metres (from 49 to 118 feet), about 20 m (66 ft) shallower than the surrounding sea. It is a productive fishing bank. The name "Doggersbank" comes from dogger an old Dutch word for fishing boat, especially for catching cod. The bank is an important fishing area, with cod and herring being caught in large numbers. Several shipwrecks lie on the bank. During the last ice age it was land joined to the mainland, or an island. Fishing trawlers working the area have dredged up large amounts of moor peat, remains of mammoth and rhinoceros, and occasionally Paleolithic hunting artefacts. The bank was part of a large landmass which connected Britain to the European mainland until it was flooded some time after the end of the last ice age. In 1931, the largest earthquake ever recorded in the United Kingdom took place below the bank, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale. Its focus was 23 km beneath the bank, and the quake was felt in countries all around the North Sea, causing damage across eastern England Environmental.