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The Channel Tunnel (French: Tunnel sous la Manche), sometimes referred to by the portmanteau 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.
The biggest and the first underwater river railway tunnel in India. It is a metro railway tunnel connecting Kolkata to Howrah. [11] [12] 0.520 km: 30 m: 2021 Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel: Chittagong, Bangladesh: First under-river road tunnel in South Asia: 3.32 km: 18 - 31 m: 2019–2022 Hvalfjörður Tunnel: Capital Region, Iceland
Orange–Fish River Tunnel: South Africa 82,800 m (51.450 mi) 1972 Longest continuous enclosed aqueduct in the Southern Hemisphere (22.5 m 2 cross section). Built to divert water from the Orange River to the Great Fish River. Water supply Bolmen Water Tunnel: Kronoberg/Scania, Sweden 82,000 m (50.952 mi) 1987 8 m 2 cross section Metro
The Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal is a railway terminal built for the transport of road-going vehicles on specially constructed trains through the Channel Tunnel. The station is located in Cheriton , a northern suburb of the town of Folkestone in the county of Kent .
The border of Europe and Asia is here defined as from the Kara Sea, along the Ural Mountains and Ural River to the Caspian Sea.While the crest of the Caucasus Mountains is the geographical border with Asia in the south, Georgia, and to a lesser extent Armenia and Azerbaijan, are politically and culturally often associated with Europe; rivers in these countries are therefore included.
Eurotunnel collects €20 (£17) for each passenger on Eurostar trains. The Channel Tunnel opened to passenger trains in November 1994. In the 29 years since then, Eurostar has had the market to ...
The North Sea reaches much greater depths east of northern Britain. The Channel descends briefly to 180 m (590 ft) in the submerged valley of Hurd's Deep, 48 km (30 mi) west-northwest of Guernsey. [15] Three French river mouths. Top to bottom: the Somme, the Authie and the Canche
The Genesee River, named "Ge-ne-see" by the Haudenosaunee, meaning "pleasant banks," flows into Lake Ontario. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...