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The map is possibly the first recorded use of the term English Channel and the description suggests the name had recently been adopted. [ 9 ] In the sixteenth century, Dutch maps referred to the sea as the Engelse Kanaal (English Channel) and by the 1590s, William Shakespeare used the word Channel in his history plays of Henry VI , suggesting ...
Though pitted by troughs and rivers, the English Channel was almost mainly land at the height of the last ice age. [6] The predominant geology of both and of the seafloor is chalk. Although somewhat resistant to erosion, erosion of both coasts has created the famous white cliffs of Dover in the UK and the Cap Blanc Nez in France.
One event which gets media attention is that of swimming the English Channel. [61] Sea fishing, from the beach, pier or out at sea, is carried out here. [62] The so-called Dover sole (solea solea) is found all over European waters. Dover is now the host of a variety of watersports; such as paddle-boarding and kayaking.
Heather Roka became the 10th American to swim the two-way English Channel crossing. “The toughest people do the English Channel." Florida woman swims English Channel and back in 25 hours, a rare ...
In August 1926, a 19-year-old New Yorker named Trudy Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel. Only five men had finished the 21-mile trek from Cape Gris-Nez in France to ...
First Norwegian to swim the English Channel. [citation needed] England to France China Zhang Jian 2001 11:56 First person from China to swim the English Channel. [65] [66] [67] England to France Barbados Chris Gibbs 2003 11:30 First person from a Caribbean country to swim the English Channel. Aged 58, and member of The Merrymen Calypso band. [68]
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Relief Map of English Channel.png Module:Location map/data/English Channel is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of English Channel . The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.