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  2. Channel Tunnel - Wikipedia

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    The Channel Tunnel (French: Tunnel sous la Manche), sometimes referred to informally as the Chunnel, [3] [4] is a 50.46 km (31.35-mile) 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.

  3. Strait of Dover - Wikipedia

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    Map showing the hypothetical extent of Doggerland (c. 10,000 BCE), which provided a land bridge between Great Britain and continental Europe The formation of strait was through scouring by erosion . It had for many millennia (since the last warm interglacial ) been a land bridge that linked the Weald in Great Britain to the Boulonnais in the ...

  4. France–United Kingdom border - Wikipedia

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    France-UK border Frontière entre la France et le Royaume-Uni; Characteristics; Entities France United Kingdom History; Established: 1903: Current shape: 1986: Treaties: International arbitrations from 1977, 1978, 1982, 1988 and 1991 for the maritime border and the Treaty of Canterbury (1986) for the channel tunnel.

  5. France–United Kingdom relations - Wikipedia

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    In her 2020 book, Johns Hopkins University SAIS political scientist Alice Pannier writes that there is a growing "special relationship" between France and the UK in terms of defence cooperation. [163] Signing of the defence co-operation treaties. On 2 November 2010, France and the UK signed two defence co-operation treaties. They provide for ...

  6. List of border crossing points in France - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of border crossing points in France (French: points de passages frontaliers, or "PPF") forming the external border of the Schengen Area.By contrast, the term points de passages autorisés ("PPA") refers to the crossing points at the border between France and other Schengen countries (i.e. internal borders of the Schengen Area).

  7. English Channel - Wikipedia

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    In 1204, during the reign of King John, mainland Normandy was taken from England by France under Philip II, while insular Normandy (the Channel Islands) remained under English control. In 1259, Henry III of England recognised the legality of French possession of mainland Normandy under the Treaty of Paris. His successors, however, often fought ...

  8. Franco-British Union - Wikipedia

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    From 1340 to 1360, and from 1369 on, the king of England assumed the title of "king of France"; but although England was generally successful in its war with France, no attempt was made to make the title a reality during that period of time. The situation changed with King Henry V of England's invasion of France in 1415. By 1420, England ...

  9. Geography of England - Wikipedia

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    England prints its own banknotes which are also circulated in Wales. The economy of England is the largest part of the United Kingdom's economy. Regional differences: A map of England divided by the average GVA per capita in 2007 showing the distribution of wealth. The strength of the English economy varies from region to region.

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