At the narrowest point of the English channel, the strait of Dover, the two countries are 21 miles apart.
First, in 1940, the Germans held France, and were on the verge of wiping out the British army in north France. But, British officials forced anyone that had a boat that could operate on the sea to transport British soldiers from France back to England via the English Channel. This saved the British army in World War 2 in 1940. Second, the British stormed across the English channel on D-day to recapture France. This is what started the liberation of Western Europe. And lastly, the Battle of Britain was fought over the English channel. Britain didn't want the German air force to be over Britain, so Britain met the Germans over the English channel. This way, the Nazi planes didn't have a chance to bomb Britain if they were stopped over the English channel.
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All English colonies were founded as homes for English colonists. That's kind of the whole point of a colony.
You would be on the English Channel - which is 22 miles wide at its narrowest point.
Do you mean, at the narrowest point? It's about 20 miles.
There is the English Channel between England and France which is 21 miles at the closest point. You cannot drive between the two Countries but you can drive onto a train which takes you through the Channel Tunnel.
The 350-mile long stretch of water is known as the 'English Channel' in English, or 'La Manche' in French. It separates England from France and is 21 miles wide at its narrowest point between Dover and Calais.The English Channel (Le Manche in French).
At the narrowest point of the English channel, the strait of Dover, the two countries are 21 miles apart.
the English Channel and the Western Approaches part of the Atlantic. At its narrowest point the English Channel is only 21 miles wide and is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.
Since the assumption of this question is the English Channel connecting England with France, the answer to how far below sea level is the channel would be 24 miles under sea level at the deepest point of the channel.
The English Channel, which is a body of water between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. At its closest point, France is only 22 miles from England.
The English Channel is 350 miles long. It stretches from the tip of Brittany (western France) to the opposing point in Cornwall, up though the Dover Straits. This point (the narrowest between the British isles and the continent) marks the limit between the Cahnnel and the North Sea upwards.
The English Channel separates the United Kingdom from France and at its narrowest point is only 22 miles wide.
England has a land border with Scotland and Wales. The nearest overseas country is France which at its closest point is 22 miles away across the English Channel.
The shortest distance... is across the Dover strait - part of the English channel. The distance is just 20.7 miles (18.0 nm 33.3 Km).