Channel

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Channel is a common alternative name for the English Channel, the narrow arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France.

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Channel canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arm of the Atlantic Ocean
sea
strait
alternateName English Channel
averageDepth about 120 m
borderedBy Channel Islands
England
France
Isle of Wight
connects Atlantic Ocean
North Sea
crossedBy Channel Tunnel
ferry routes
governedBy France
linked to: France Ô

United Kingdom
hasHistoricalEvent Battle of Britain (air operations over and near the Channel)
linked to: Battle of Britain

Norman invasion of England
linked to: Battle of Hastings

Operation Dynamo
hasIsland Isle of Wight
hasMajorCurrent tidal currents
hasMajorIslandGroup Channel Islands
hasMajorPort Calais
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
linked to: Cherbourg

Dover
Le Havre
Portsmouth
Southampton
hasSubregion Baie de Seine
Bristol Channel (adjacent western approach)
linked to: Bristol Channel

Strait of Dover
locatedBetween Great Britain and continental Europe
United Kingdom and France
maximumLength about 560 km
maximumWidth about 240 km
minimumWidth about 33.3 km
minimumWidthLocation Strait of Dover
nameInFrench La Manche
linked to: English Channel
notableFor busy shipping lanes
historic cross-Channel swims
strong tides
partOf Atlantic Ocean
separates England
France
northern France
linked to: Hauts-de-France

southern England
usedFor fishing
international shipping
passenger transport
waterType saltwater

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