English Channel

Summary

English Channel is a strait^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,132 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• English Channel is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• English Channel is in the country of France^[4].
• English Channel's image is recorded as EnglishChannel.jpg^[5].
• English Channel's image is recorded as .00 3609 Kap Frehel - Côte d'Émeraude (Smaragt-Küste) Franlreich.jpg^[6].
• English Channel's continent is recorded as Europe^[7].
• English Channel's instance of is recorded as strait^[8].
• English Channel's instance of is recorded as sea^[9].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Arguenon^[10].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Bresle^[11].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Canche^[12].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Couesnon^[13].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Dives^[14].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Douve^[15].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Helford River^[16].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Léguer^[17].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Orne^[18].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Rance^[19].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as River Avon^[20].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as River Dart^[21].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as River Exe^[22].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as River Rother^[23].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as River Teign^[24].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Sée^[25].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Sélune^[26].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Seulles^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include United Kingdom^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1927^[30] and France^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in France^[32], founded in 0843^[33]. English Channel's continent is recorded as Europe^[7].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include strait^[8] and sea^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for English Channel include Manche^[34], a department of France^[35], in France^[36], founded in 1790^[37]; Seine-Maritime^[38], a department of France^[39], in France^[40], founded in 1790^[41]; Dives-sur-Mer^[42], a commune of France^[43], in France^[44]; and Aure sur Mer^[45], a commune of France^[46], in France^[47], founded in 2017^[48].

Why It Matters

English Channel ranks in the top 1% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,132 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for it include Manche^[34], a department of France^[35], in France^[36], founded in 1790^[37]; Seine-Maritime^[38], a department of France^[39], in France^[40], founded in 1790^[41]; Dives-sur-Mer^[42], a commune of France^[43], in France^[44]; and Aure sur Mer^[45], a commune of France^[46], in France^[47], founded in 2017^[48].