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English Channel. / 50.2; -2. The Indian 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. [ 2]
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 Channel Islands[ note 1] are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They are divided into two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, which is the largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller islands.
The UK Government says it wants to work “constructively” with the French after nearly 4,000 people crossed the English Channel aboard small boats in the first two weeks of November. Tensions ...
List of successful English Channel swimmers. This is a list of notable successful swims across the English Channel, [ 1] a straight-line distance of at least 18.2 nautical miles (20.9 mi; 33.7 km). [ 2] Aerial view of the Strait of Dover. Ted Heaton (in water) being fed by assistants during his 1910 swim.
150 feet (46 m) Max. depth. 68 m (223 ft) 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 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 ...
Guernsey ( / ˈɡɜːrnzi / ⓘ GURN-zee; Guernésiais: Guernési; French: Guernesey) is the second-largest island in the Channel Islands, located 27 miles (43 km) west of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy. It is the largest island in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which includes five other inhabited islands ( Alderney, Herm, Jethou, Lihou, and Sark ...