English Channel

Summary

English Channel is a strait^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• English Channel is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• English Channel is in the country of France^[4].
• English Channel is on the continent of Europe^[5].
• English Channel's instance of is recorded as strait^[6].
• English Channel's instance of is recorded as sea^[7].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Arguenon^[8].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Bresle^[9].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Canche^[10].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Couesnon^[11].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Dives^[12].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Douve^[13].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Helford River^[14].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Léguer^[15].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Orne^[16].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Rance^[17].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as River Avon^[18].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as River Dart^[19].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as River Exe^[20].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as River Rother^[21].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as River Teign^[22].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Sée^[23].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Sélune^[24].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Seulles^[25].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Soulles^[26].
• English Channel's inflows is recorded as Touques^[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 is on the continent of Europe^[5].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include strait^[6] and sea^[7].

Cultural Significance

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

Why It Matters

English Channel has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

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