English Channel

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English Channel Arm of the Atlantic Ocean between France and Britain, joining the North Sea at the Strait of Dover. A cross-channel train-ferry service was started in 1936, and the Channel Tunnel was completed in 1994. Width: 30–160km (20–100mi); length: 564km (350mi).

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