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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-kilometre (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 longest continuous underwater vehicular tunnel in the world when first built, crossing the Hudson River between Manhattan and Jersey City: 2.6 km: 28.3 m: 1920–1927 Detroit–Windsor Tunnel: Windsor, Canada – Detroit, USA: Connect Ontario, Canada to Michigan, USA. under the Detroit River opened on November 3, 1930 1.57 km 13.7 m 1928–1930
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
In particular, there seems to exist disagreement as to whether the Nile [3] or the Amazon [4] is the world's longest river. The Nile has traditionally been considered longer, but in 2007 and 2008 some scientists claimed that the Amazon is longer [5] [6] [7] by measuring the river plus the adjacent Pará estuary and the longest connecting tidal ...
Pearl River Tunnel 珠江隧道 [12] China 36.043 km (22.4 mi) 2021 Guangzhou–Foshan circular intercity railway: Duomuge Tunnel 多木格隧道 [9] China (Tibet) 36 km (22.4 mi) 2030 Nyingchi–Ya'an railway Gaoligongshan Tunnel: China 34.5 km (21.5 mi) 2022 Dali-Ruili Railway: Chukyo Area Tunnel No.1 [11] Japan
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.
Cheers erupted from around the stadium as the Eagles emerged from the tunnel. The Maestro actor surprised LeBaron with tickets on the Today show on Feb. 4, shortly after encountering him at an ...
Rank Country Waterways Date of information — World 2,293,412: 2017 1 Russia 317,505: 2017 2 Brazil 153,348: 2017 3 China 138,357: 2017 [3] European Union 53,384: 2017 4 United States