Strait of Dover, narrow water passage separating England(northwest) from. France(southeast) and connecting the. English Channel(southwest) with the North Sea(northeast). The strait is 18 to 25 miles (30 to 40 km) wide, and its depth ranges from 120 to 180 feet (35 to 55 metres). Until the comparatively recent geologic past (c. 5000 bce), the strait was an exposed river valley, thus making England an extension of the European continent.
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- Strait of Dover. 73 languages. ... [17][18] and Strait of Dover, including a case in 1684 of only a league of open water remaining between Dover and Calais.[19].
- The Strait of Dover, Kent, England, and the Pas de Calais, France, were observed under clear skies as the Challenger's orbit carried the crew toward the North Sea.
- According to geologists, the Strait of Dover was formed through the erosion of a land bridge, known as Doggerland, between Great Britain and France.
- The Strait of Dover was the scene of several historic naval battles, notably the first major repulse by the English of the Spanish Armada (1588).
- The Strait of Dover forms the narrowest part of the English Channel, where a scant 33 kilometers (20 miles) separates Great Britain from the rest of Europe.
- The Dover Strait or the Strait of Dover is a vital maritime route in the Western European region located at the narrowest part of the English Channel.
- The Strait of Dover is the strait at the narrowest part of the English Channel, separating Britain from France (just 18 nautical miles away at the closest point)...
- It is 29 km wide at its narrowest point and has depths to 64 m. The Strait of Dover is the entrance to the English Channel from the North Sea.
- Satellite image of the Strait of Dover. ... in the form of impressive sea cliffs, the famous White Cliffs of Dover, and Cap Gris-Nez on the French side of the Strait.
- The Strait of Dover was the scene of several historic naval battles, notably the first major repulse by the English of the Spanish Armada (1588).
