English Channel

E2585
arm of the Atlantic Ocean channel sea

The English Channel is the narrow arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France and has long been a crucial route and strategic barrier in European history.

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All labels observed (15)

Label Occurrences
English Channel canonical 846
La Manche 9
the English Channel 3

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf arm of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
channel ⓘ
sea ⓘ
borderedBy Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
surface form: Channel Islands

England ⓘ
France ⓘ
connectedBy Strait of Dover ⓘ
Western Approaches ⓘ
connectsTo Celtic Sea ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ
crossedBy Channel Tunnel ⓘ
submarine communication cables ⓘ
submarine power cables ⓘ
governedBy United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Channel ⓘ
English Channel ⓘ
surface form: La Manche
hasArea about 75000 km² ⓘ
hasAverageDepth about 120 m ⓘ
hasIsland Isle of Wight ⓘ
hasIslandGroup Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
surface form: Channel Islands
hasMajorPort Calais ⓘ
Cherbourg ⓘ
Dover ⓘ
Le Havre ⓘ
Portsmouth ⓘ
Southampton ⓘ
hasMaxDepth about 174 m ⓘ
hasMaxWidth about 240 km ⓘ
hasMinWidth about 33.3 km ⓘ
hasMinWidthAt English Channel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Strait of Dover
hasStrongFeature heavy maritime traffic ⓘ
strong tides ⓘ
hasTypicalTidalRange up to about 14 m in some areas ⓘ
isImportantFor ferry transport ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
international shipping ⓘ
naval strategy ⓘ
locatedBetween northern France ⓘ
southern England ⓘ
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
nameInBreton Mor Breizh ⓘ
nameInCornish Mor Breizh ⓘ
surface form: Mor Bretannek
nameInFrench English Channel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: La Manche
partOf French maritime borders ⓘ
United Kingdom maritime borders ⓘ
separates England ⓘ
France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
continental Europe ⓘ
siteOf Operation Neptune ⓘ
surface form: D-Day naval operations

Battle of Dunkirk ⓘ
surface form: Dunkirk evacuation
wasStrategicIn Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ

Referenced by (870)

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

Battle of Britain → location → English Channel ⓘ
United Kingdom → surroundedBy → English Channel ⓘ
France → borderSea → English Channel ⓘ
England → surroundedBySea → English Channel ⓘ
Continental Navy → location → English Channel ⓘ
Chain Home radar network → coverageArea → English Channel ⓘ
subject surface form: Chain Home
English Channel → hasMinWidthAt → English Channel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Strait of Dover
English Channel → hasAlternativeName → English Channel ⓘ
this entity surface form: La Manche
English Channel → nameInFrench → English Channel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: La Manche
North Sea → hasOutflow → English Channel ⓘ
North Sea → connectedTo → English Channel ⓘ
Western Front → geographicScope → English Channel ⓘ
subject surface form: Western Front (World War II)
Spanish Armada → location → English Channel ⓘ
Anglo-Dutch Wars → mainTheater → English Channel ⓘ
Allied Naval Expeditionary Force → areaOfOperations → English Channel ⓘ
Channel Islands (crown dependencies) → locatedIn → English Channel ⓘ
subject surface form: Channel Islands
Battle of Dunkirk → evacuationRoute → English Channel ⓘ
Franco-Dutch War → location → English Channel ⓘ
Kent → borders → English Channel ⓘ
River Seine → mouthLocation → English Channel ⓘ
Operation Sea Lion → geographicFocus → English Channel ⓘ
Operation Neptune → location → English Channel ⓘ
Friedrich Engels → burialPlace → English Channel ⓘ
South East England → borders → English Channel ⓘ
South East England → hasCoastlineOn → English Channel ⓘ
Isle of Wight → locatedIn → English Channel ⓘ
Isle of Wight → hasCoastlineOn → English Channel ⓘ
Plymouth, England → locatedOn → English Channel ⓘ
RNAS Dunkirk → theatre → English Channel ⓘ
Western Approaches → borderedBy → English Channel ⓘ
Channel → alternateName → English Channel ⓘ
Channel → nameInFrench → English Channel ⓘ
this entity surface form: La Manche
Mor Breizh → BretonNameFor → English Channel ⓘ
Mor Breizh → BretonNameFor → English Channel ⓘ
this entity surface form: La Manche
British Isles → seaArea → English Channel ⓘ
British Isles → borderedBy → English Channel ⓘ
Battle of the Downs → location → English Channel ⓘ
this entity surface form: Downs, English Channel
Battle of the Downs → navalTheater → English Channel ⓘ
Le Havre → locatedOn → English Channel ⓘ
Utah Beach → coast → English Channel ⓘ
Omaha Beach → adjacentTo → English Channel ⓘ
Channel Tunnel → locatedIn → English Channel ⓘ
Arromanches-les-Bains → locatedOn → English Channel ⓘ
SS Jeremiah O’Brien → theaterOfOperations → English Channel ⓘ
Hampshire → hasCoastOn → English Channel ⓘ
Southampton → isSeaportOn → English Channel ⓘ
Portsmouth → coast → English Channel ⓘ
Celtic Sea → adjacentTo → English Channel ⓘ
Penzance → locatedOn → English Channel ⓘ
Normandy → locatedOn → English Channel ⓘ