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The Strait of Dover or Dover Strait, [a] historically known as the Dover Narrows, is the strait at the narrowest part of the English Channel, marking the boundary between the Channel and the North Sea, and separating Great Britain from continental Europe.
Strait of Dover, narrow water passage separating England (northwest) from France (southeast) and connecting the English Channel (southwest) with the North Sea (northeast). The strait is 18 to 25 miles (30 to 40 km) wide, and its depth ranges from 120 to 180 feet (35 to 55 metres).
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Map showing the location of the Strait of Dover. The Strait of Dover or Dover Strait[1] is the strait at the narrowest part of the English Channel. The strait is at the east end of the English Channel, where it joins the North Sea. Its width is the shortest distance between France and England.
The White Cliffs of Dover are the region of English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. The cliff face, which reaches a height of 350 feet (110 m), owes its striking appearance to its composition of chalk accented by streaks of black flint, deposited during the Late Cretaceous.
21 mar 2024 · It is the strait that separates the English Channel and the North Sea and a boundary between Great Britain and France, or the European Continent. Beneath the Dover Strait is an undersea Channel Tunnel enabling trains and vehicles to travel from Southern England to Northern France, decreasing maritime traffic and congestion in the strait that ...
7 paź 2024 · North Sea, shallow, northeastern arm of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the British Isles and the mainland of northwestern Europe and covering an area of 220,000 square miles (570,000 square km). It is connected to the Atlantic by the Strait of Dover and the English Channel.
