English Channel
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English Channel
Summary
English Channel is a strait[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,603 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- English Channel is located in international waters[3].
- English Channel is located in United Kingdom[4].
- English Channel is located in France[5].
- English Channel is located in Guernsey[6].
- English Channel is located in Jersey[7].
- English Channel is in the country of United Kingdom[8].
- English Channel is in the country of France[9].
- English Channel is on the continent of Europe[10].
- English Channel's instance of is recorded as strait[11].
- English Channel's instance of is recorded as sea[12].
- English Channel's inflows is recorded as Arguenon[13].
- English Channel's inflows is recorded as Bresle[14].
- English Channel's inflows is recorded as Canche[15].
- English Channel's inflows is recorded as Couesnon[16].
- English Channel's inflows is recorded as Dives[17].
- English Channel's inflows is recorded as Douve[18].
- English Channel's inflows is recorded as Helford River[19].
- English Channel's inflows is recorded as Léguer[20].
- English Channel's inflows is recorded as Orne[21].
- English Channel's inflows is recorded as Rance[22].
- English Channel's inflows is recorded as River Avon[23].
- English Channel's inflows is recorded as River Dart[24].
- English Channel's inflows is recorded as River Exe[25].
- English Channel's inflows is recorded as River Rother[26].
- English Channel's inflows is recorded as River Teign[27].
Body
Geography
Country listings include United Kingdom[8], a sovereign state[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1801[30] and France[9], a sovereign state[31], in France[32], founded in 1958[33]. Located in include international waters[3], an administrative territorial entity[34]; United Kingdom[4], a sovereign state[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1801[37]; France[5], a sovereign state[38], in France[39], founded in 1958[40]; Guernsey[6], a Crown Dependencies[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1204[43]; and Jersey[7], a Crown Dependencies[44], in Jersey[45], founded in 1651[46]. English Channel is on the continent of Europe[10].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include strait[11] and sea[12].
Cultural Significance
Things named for English Channel include Seine-Maritime[47], a department of France[48], in France[49], founded in 1790[50]; Manche[51], a department of France[52], in France[53], founded in 1790[54]; Dives-sur-Mer[55], a commune of France[56], in France[57]; and Aure sur Mer[58], a commune of France[59], in France[60], founded in 2017[61].
Why It Matters
English Channel ranks in the top 1% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,603 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 118 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for it include Seine-Maritime[47], a department of France[48], in France[49], founded in 1790[50]; Manche[51], a department of France[52], in France[53], founded in 1790[54]; Dives-sur-Mer[55], a commune of France[56], in France[57]; and Aure sur Mer[58], a commune of France[59], in France[60], founded in 2017[61].