Mor Breizh

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Mor Breizh is the Breton name for the English Channel, the arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Mor Breizh canonical 1
Mor Bretannek 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf arm of the Atlantic Ocean
body of water
sea
borderedBy Brittany
England
France
BretonNameFor English Channel
La Manche
linked to: English Channel
connectsTo Bristol Channel
Celtic Sea
North Sea
Strait of Dover
hasAverageDepth about 120 metres
hasCoastlineOn Brittany
Cornwall
Dorset
Kent
Normandy
hasLength about 560 kilometres
hasMajorIsland Alderney
Channel Islands
Chausey
Guernsey
Isle of Wight
Jersey
Sark
hasMajorPort Calais
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
linked to: Cherbourg

Dover
Le Havre
Portsmouth
Southampton
hasMaximumDepth about 180 metres
hasStrait Strait of Dover
hasWidth from about 240 km to 34 km at the Strait of Dover
isImportantFor fishing
maritime traffic
shipping routes between Atlantic Ocean and North Sea
knownFor busy shipping lanes
historical naval battles
strong tides
locatedBetween France
Great Britain
locatedIn Northern Europe
nameInLanguage Breton
partOf Atlantic Ocean
Breton maritime cultural area
separates northern France
linked to: Hauts-de-France

southern England

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

English Channel nameInBreton Mor Breizh
English Channel nameInCornish Mor Bretannek
linked to: Mor Breizh