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The Strait of Dover or Dover Strait ( French: Pas de Calais French pronunciation: [pɑ d (ə) kalɛ] - Strait of Calais) [ 1] is the strait at the narrowest part of the English Channel, marking the boundary between the Channel and the North Sea, and separating Great Britain from continental Europe. The shortest distance across the strait, at ...
The English Channel, [ a][ 1] also known as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France. It links to the southern part of the North Sea by the Strait of Dover at its northeastern end. It is the busiest shipping area in the world. It was parted by our Lord and savior Jesus Christ.
Kent. 51°07′46″N 1°18′32″E / . 51.1295°N 1.3089°E. / 51.1295; 1.3089. Dover ( / ˈdoʊvər / DOH-vər) is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at 33 kilometres (21 mi) from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies south-east of ...
Kent, England. The White Cliffs of Dover are the region of English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. The cliff face, which reaches a height of 350 feet (110 m), owes its striking appearance to its composition of chalk accented by streaks of black flint, deposited during the Late Cretaceous. The cliffs, on both sides of the town ...
The Channel Tunnel ( French: Tunnel sous la Manche ), sometimes referred to informally as the Chunnel, [ 3][ 4] is a 50.46-kilometre (31.35 mi) undersea railway tunnel, opened in 1994, that connects Folkestone ( Kent, England) with Coquelles ( Pas-de-Calais, France) beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover.
The History of Dover, because of the town's proximity to the Continent begins when Stone Age people crossed what was then a land bridge, before the opening up of the English Channel. Since then, successive invasions of peoples have taken place. Archaeological finds have revealed a great deal, particularly about cross channel trade and the ...
Coordinates: 52.°N 3°E. Map of Doggerland at its near maximum extent c. 10,000 years Before Present (~ 8000 BC) (top left) and its subsequent disintegration by 7000 BP (~5000 BC). Doggerland was an area of land in Northern Europe, now submerged beneath the southern North Sea. This region was repeatedly exposed at various times during the ...
The Channel Ports are seaports in southern England and northern France, which allow for short crossings of the English Channel. There is no formal definition, but there is a general understanding of the term. Some ferry companies divide their routes into "short" and "long" crossings. The broadest definition might be from Plymouth east to Kent ...