The English Channel, [a] [1] also known as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France. It links to the southern part of the North Sea by the Strait of Dover at its northeastern end. It is the busiest shipping area in the world. [2]

2025年1月27日 · English Channel, narrow arm of the Atlantic Ocean separating the southern coast of England from the northern coast of France and tapering eastward to its junction with the North Sea at the Strait of Dover. Its location has given it immense significance over the centuries.

2021年3月5日 · The English Channel, also known simply as “the Channel,” is the Atlantic’s 30th largest arm, covering approximately 75,000 km 2. It is one of the world’s busiest shipping areas, linking southern England, the United Kingdom to northern France .

In physical geography and hydrology, a channel is a landform on which a relatively narrow body of water is situated, such as a river, river delta or strait. While channel typically refers to a natural formation, the cognate term canal denotes a similar artificial structure.

The English Channel, sometimes just called the Channel, is the part of the North Atlantic Ocean that separates England from France. It has a surface area of around 75,000 km2, making it one of the smallest shallow seas around Europe. It is connected to the North Sea through the Strait of Dover and is the

2023年12月3日 · Area: 29,000 sq mi (75,000 sq km). Max. depth: 174 m (571 ft). Countries: United Kingdom, France, Guernsey, Jersey. Major ports and cities: Bournemouth, Brighton, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Calais, Le Havre. Written and fact-checked by Ontheworldmap.com team.

English Channel, or the Channel French La Manche (“The Sleeve”) , Strait between southern England and northern France. It connects the Atlantic Ocean with the North Sea through the Strait of Dover.

The English Channel, also called the Channel and La Manche in French, is a narrow sea of the Atlantic Ocean between the southern coast of England and the northern coast of France. Eastward the Channel is connected to the North Sea at the Strait of Dover (Pas de Calais in …

2019年5月24日 · The strait is the main shipping channel between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, linking major Asian economies such as India, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, China, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea.

The English Channel (EC), called ‘La Manche’ in French, is a sea shared between the United Kingdom and France. It is largely open in its western boundary to Atlantic influence and is connected with the North Sea by the Dover Strait (30 km wide) and extends for about 750 km along its WSW–ENE axis giving an overall area of 77,000 km 2 .