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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Channel canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arm of the Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
sea ⓘ strait ⓘ |
| alternateName | English Channel ⓘ |
| averageDepth | about 120 m ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
ⓘ
surface form:
Channel Islands
England ⓘ France ⓘ Isle of Wight ⓘ |
| connects |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Channel Tunnel
ⓘ
ferry routes ⓘ |
| governedBy |
France Ô
ⓘ
surface form:
France
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent |
Battle of Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Britain (air operations over and near the Channel)
Battle of Hastings ⓘ
surface form:
Norman invasion of England
Operation Dynamo ⓘ |
| hasIsland | Isle of Wight ⓘ |
| hasMajorCurrent | tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasMajorIslandGroup |
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
ⓘ
surface form:
Channel Islands
|
| hasMajorPort |
Calais
ⓘ
Cherbourg ⓘ
surface form:
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
Dover ⓘ Le Havre ⓘ Portsmouth ⓘ Southampton ⓘ |
| hasSubregion |
Baie de Seine
ⓘ
Bristol Channel ⓘ
surface form:
Bristol Channel (adjacent western approach)
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 |
English Channel
ⓘ
surface form:
La Manche
|
| notableFor |
busy shipping lanes
ⓘ
historic cross-Channel swims ⓘ strong tides ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| separates |
England
ⓘ
France ⓘ Hauts-de-France ⓘ
surface form:
northern France
southern England ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
international shipping ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ |
| waterType | saltwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.