Channel Tunnel

Summary

Channel Tunnel is an international tunnel^[1]. It draws 5,549 Wikipedia views per month (international_tunnel category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Channel Tunnel is located in Kent^[3].
• Channel Tunnel is located in Pas-de-Calais^[4].
• Channel Tunnel is in the country of France^[5].
• Channel Tunnel is in the country of United Kingdom^[6].
• Channel Tunnel's route map is recorded as Course Channeltunnel nl.png^[7].
• Channel Tunnel's route map is recorded as Course Channeltunnel fr.svg^[8].
• Channel Tunnel's route map is recorded as Course Channeltunnel.svg^[9].
• Channel Tunnel's image is recorded as TGV TMST 3011-2 - Sortie Tunnel sous la Manche à Coquelles.jpg^[10].
• Channel Tunnel's continent is recorded as Europe^[11].
• Channel Tunnel's instance of is recorded as international tunnel^[12].
• Channel Tunnel's instance of is recorded as undersea tunnel^[13].
• Channel Tunnel's instance of is recorded as railway tunnel^[14].
• Channel Tunnel's owned by is recorded as Getlink^[15].
• Channel Tunnel's operator is recorded as Getlink^[16].
• Channel Tunnel's headquarters location is recorded as London^[17].
• Channel Tunnel's crosses is recorded as English Channel^[18].
• Channel Tunnel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 264227408^[19].
• Channel Tunnel's GND ID is recorded as 4269804-2^[20].
• Channel Tunnel's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh95002731^[21].
• Channel Tunnel's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 121099128^[22].
• Channel Tunnel's IdRef ID is recorded as 029481007^[23].
• Channel Tunnel's part of is recorded as Seven Wonders of the Modern World^[24].
• Channel Tunnel's Commons category is recorded as Channel Tunnel^[25].
• Channel Tunnel's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2147197^[26].
• Channel Tunnel's industry is recorded as architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include France^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in France^[29], founded in 0843^[30] and United Kingdom^[6], a sovereign state^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1927^[33]. Located in include Kent^[3], a non-metropolitan county^[34], in United Kingdom^[35] and Pas-de-Calais^[4], a department of France^[36], in France^[37], founded in 1790^[38]. Channel Tunnel's continent is recorded as Europe^[11]. Its part of is recorded as Seven Wonders of the Modern World^[24].

Physical Characteristics

Channel Tunnel's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+50450'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include international tunnel^[12], undersea tunnel^[13], and railway tunnel^[14].

History and Context

+1993-06-20T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Channel Tunnel^[40]. Its owned by is recorded as Getlink^[15].

Why It Matters

Channel Tunnel draws 5,549 Wikipedia views per month (international_tunnel category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]