Channel

E14031

arm of the Atlantic Ocean sea strait

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

Statements (49)

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 → United Kingdom →
hasHistoricalEvent	Battle of Britain (air operations over and near the Channel) → Norman invasion of England → Operation Dynamo →
hasIsland	Isle of Wight →
hasMajorCurrent	tidal currents →
hasMajorIslandGroup	Channel Islands →
hasMajorPort	Calais → Cherbourg-en-Cotentin → Dover → Le Havre → Portsmouth → Southampton →
hasSubregion	Baie de Seine → 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	La Manche →
notableFor	busy shipping lanes → historic cross-Channel swims → strong tides →
partOf	Atlantic Ocean →
separates	England → France → northern France → southern England →
usedFor	fishing → international shipping → passenger transport →
waterType	saltwater →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
English Channel →	hasAlternativeName