Strait of Dover

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geographical feature sea passage strait

The Strait of Dover is the narrowest part of the English Channel, separating southeastern England from northern France and serving as a major international shipping and transit route.

Aliases (1)

Dover Strait ×5

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature → sea passage → strait →
adjacentTo	Calais → Dover → Kent → Pas-de-Calais →
alsoKnownAs	Strait of Dover → surface form: "Dover Strait" Pas de Calais →
borders	France → North Sea → United Kingdom →
connects	English Channel → North Sea →
countryOnShore	France → United Kingdom →
crossedBy	Channel Tunnel → ferry routes →
governedBy	international maritime law →
hasCurrents	strong tidal currents →
hasNavigationHazard	dense traffic → strong tides →
hasOfficialLanguageOnShore	English → French →
hasShippingLane	Traffic Separation Scheme →
hasSubseaTunnel	Channel Tunnel →
isMajor	international shipping route → maritime transit route →
isNarrowestPartOf	English Channel →
isStrategicallyImportantFor	European trade → naval operations →
knownFor	Channel swimming attempts → cross-Channel ferries → heavy maritime traffic →
locatedIn	Atlantic Ocean → surface form: "Atlantic Ocean basin" English Channel → Northern Hemisphere → Western Europe →
maximumDepth	about 223 feet → about 68 metres →
minimumWidth	about 20.5 miles → about 33 kilometres →
partOf	English Channel →
separates	England → France → northern France → southeastern England →
wasImportantIn	World War I → World War II →