Strait of Dover

E27283
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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Strait of Dover canonical 27
Dover Strait 5
English Channel near Dover 1

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (34)

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

English Channel → connectedBy → Strait of Dover ⓘ
Channel → minimumWidthLocation → Strait of Dover ⓘ
Channel → hasSubregion → Strait of Dover ⓘ
Mor Breizh → connectsTo → Strait of Dover ⓘ
Mor Breizh → hasStrait → Strait of Dover ⓘ
Channel Tunnel → locatedIn → Strait of Dover ⓘ
Strait of Dover → alsoKnownAs → Strait of Dover ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dover Strait
Calais → locatedOn → Strait of Dover ⓘ
White Cliffs of Dover → overlooks → Strait of Dover ⓘ
Pas-de-Calais → namedAfter → Strait of Dover ⓘ
Flag Officer, Dover → location → Strait of Dover ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dover Strait
North Sea drainage basin → hasOutlet → Strait of Dover ⓘ
Slag bij de Downs → tookPlaceNear → Strait of Dover ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dover Strait
Eustace the Monk → operatedIn → Strait of Dover ⓘ
North Sea–English Channel area → hasStrait → Strait of Dover ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dover Strait
North Sea–English Channel area → hasNavalChokepoint → Strait of Dover ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dover Strait
Boulogne-sur-Mer → isPortCityOn → Strait of Dover ⓘ
Pas de Calais → hasEnglishName → Strait of Dover ⓘ
Operation Cerberus → location → Strait of Dover ⓘ
Port of Dover → partOf → Strait of Dover ⓘ
Deal Lifeboat Station → locatedNear → Strait of Dover ⓘ
Cap Gris-Nez → locatedOn → Strait of Dover ⓘ
South Foreland Lighthouse → hasView → Strait of Dover ⓘ
East Pier → maritimeRegion → Strait of Dover ⓘ
subject surface form: East Pier (Port of Ramsgate)
Walmer, Kent, England → nearbyWaterBody → Strait of Dover ⓘ
Cap Blanc-Nez → overlooks → Strait of Dover ⓘ
Opal Coast → overlooks → Strait of Dover ⓘ
St Margaret’s at Cliffe → nearbyWaterBody → Strait of Dover ⓘ
Port of Boulogne-sur-Mer → locatedOn → Strait of Dover ⓘ
Dover Patrol → location → Strait of Dover ⓘ
this entity surface form: Straits of Dover
City of Calais → locatedOn → Strait of Dover ⓘ
North Downs Way National Trail → offersViewOf → Strait of Dover ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Channel near Dover
North Sea tides → hasNotableTidalCurrentArea → Strait of Dover ⓘ
Eustache le Moine → activeIn → Strait of Dover ⓘ