English Channel

29 Oct 2024 11:31:24 am

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Why in the news?

Eight migrants died when their overcrowded vessel capsized while trying to cross the Channel from France to England, less than two weeks after the deadliest such disaster this year. The latest tragedy means 46 migrants have lost their lives attempting to reach England from France this year.

Source: The Hindu

About English Channel:

It is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France.
It is connected to the southern part of the North Sea through the Strait of Dover at its northeastern tip.
It is about 560 km long and varies in width from 240 km at its widest to 34 km in the Strait of Dover. It is the busiest shipping area in the world.
It was a key factor in Britain becoming a naval superpower and has been utilized by Britain as a natural defense mechanism and prevented invasions, such as the Napoleonic Wars and those of Adolf Hitler in World War II.
The two dominant cultures are English on the north shore of the Channel, and French on the south.
There is a 50.46-kilometre undersea railway tunnel known as the Channel Tunnel. It was opened in 1994 and connects Folkestone ( England) with Coquelles (France) beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover.

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