The stretch of water separating southern England from northern France, connecting the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. It has served for centuries as both a barrier and a corridor for trade, invasion and, more recently, record-setting open-water swims.
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Source English Channel - Wikipedia
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1. English Channel - Wikipedia
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It is the smallest of the shallow seas around the continental shelf of Europe, covering an area of some 75,000 square kilometres (22,000 square nautical miles; 29,000 square miles).
Infobox, Maximum depth field
174 m (571 ft) at Hurd's Deep
Infobox, Coordinates field, latitude value
50°12′N 2°00′W / 50.2°N 2°W
Infobox, Coordinates field, longitude value
50°12′N 2°00′W / 50.2°N 2°W
Shaped By: Plate Tectonics, Formation statement for target 23636
The English Channel first developed as an arm of the Atlantic Ocean during the Pliocene period (5.3-2.6 million years ago) as a result of differential tectonic uplift along pre-existing tectonic weaknesses during the Oligocene and Miocene periods.
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