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:
- 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.
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