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English Channel
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arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France
The English Channel is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France. It serves as a crucial waterway for shipping and trade between Europe and the Atlantic, making it one of the world's busiest maritime routes.
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- Instance of
- sea
- Part of
- Atlantic Ocean
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Jersey
- Continent
- Europe
- Body of water
- North Atlantic Ocean
- Image
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- Width
- 34
- Length
- 560
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- Category:English Channel
- vertical depth
- 180
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- La Manche - English Channel
- basin country
- France
- category for people who died here
- Q27516347
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- native label
- la Manche
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Encyclopedic overview
The English Channel, 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 is about 560 kilometres (300 nautical miles; 350 statute miles) long and varies in width from 240 km (130 nmi; 150 mi) at its widest to 34 km (18 nmi; 21 mi) at its narrowest in the Strait of Dover. It is the smallest of the shallow seas around the continental shelf of Europe, covering an area of some 75,000 square kilometres (22,000 square nautical miles; 29,000 square miles).
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