English Channel

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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.


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 (210)

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

Mor Breizh BretonNameFor English Channel
Mor Breizh BretonNameFor English Channel
this entity surface form: La Manche
Celtic Sea adjacentTo English Channel
Omaha Beach adjacentTo English Channel
Channel alternateName English Channel
No. 11 Group RAF areaOfOperations English Channel
Francisville associatedWithBodyOfWater English Channel
France borderSea English Channel
British Isles borderedBy English Channel
Gaul borderedBy English Channel
Great Britain borderedBy English Channel
Somme, France borderedBy English Channel
subject surface form: Somme
Western Approaches borderedBy English Channel
Brittany borders English Channel
Calvados department borders English Channel
Cotentin Peninsula borders English Channel
East Sussex borders English Channel
Kent borders English Channel
Manche borders English Channel
Metropolitan France borders English Channel
Normandy borders English Channel
Pas-de-Calais borders English Channel
Seine-Maritime borders English Channel
South Coast of England borders English Channel
South East England borders English Channel
southwest England borders English Channel
subject surface form: Southwest England
Hauts-de-France bordersBodyOfWater English Channel
southern England bordersBodyOfWater English Channel
subject surface form: Southern England
North Sea drainage basin bordersSea English Channel
Friedrich Engels burialPlace English Channel
Portsmouth coast English Channel
Utah Beach coast English Channel
Brighton coastalOn English Channel
historic county of Kent coastlineOn English Channel
North Sea connectedTo English Channel
Portsmouth Harbour connectedTo English Channel
Caen Canal connects English Channel
Solent connects English Channel
Strait of Dover connects English Channel
Chain Home radar network coverageArea English Channel
subject surface form: Chain Home
Eurostar crosses English Channel
Fishermen at Sea depicts English Channel
this entity surface form: the English Channel
Seine River Basin emptiesInto English Channel
Somme River emptiesInto English Channel
Battle of Dunkirk evacuationRoute English Channel
White Cliffs of Dover faces English Channel