Bodies of Water

Strait of Dover

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Geography Atlas. "Strait of Dover." Accessed September 6, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/bodies-of-water/strait-of-dover.

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Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Strait of Dover. Retrieved September 6, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/bodies-of-water/strait-of-dover

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-strait-of-dover,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Strait of Dover},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/bodies-of-water/strait-of-dover},
  note = {Accessed September 6, 2026}
}

The narrowest point of the English Channel, separating southeastern England from northern France by roughly 33 kilometers at its shortest crossing. It is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world and is crossed underneath by the Channel Tunnel.

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