English Channel

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The body of water that separates the island of Britain from northern France and the Atlantic Ocean from the North Sea. La Manche in French. It is about 350 miles long and at its widest is 240 km (150 miles). The narrowest point is only 34 km (21 miles) at Dover to Cape Gris-Nez.


The first person to swim the channel was Matthew Webb in 1875.


In 1909, Louis Bleriot from France was the first person to fly over the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft.


In 1994 the channel tunnel was finished making it possible to go from France to England by train.


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