Strait of Dover

Summary

Strait of Dover is a strait^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,122 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Strait of Dover is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Strait of Dover is in the country of France^[4].
• Strait of Dover's instance of is recorded as strait^[5].
• Strait of Dover's shares border with is recorded as Sangatte^[6].
• Calais is named after Strait of Dover^[7].
• Dover is named after Strait of Dover^[8].
• Strait of Dover's basin country is recorded as France^[9].
• Strait of Dover's Commons category is recorded as Strait of Dover^[10].
• Strait of Dover's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51, 'lon': 1.45}^[11].
• Strait of Dover's located in/on physical feature is recorded as English Channel^[12].
• Strait of Dover's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Strait of Dover^[13].
• Strait of Dover's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[14].
• Strait of Dover's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia^[15].
• Strait of Dover's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Strait of Dover's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Strait of Dover's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[18].
• Strait of Dover's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[19].
• Strait of Dover's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9^[20].
• Strait of Dover's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[21].
• Strait of Dover's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[22].
• Strait of Dover's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Strait of Dover'}^[23].
• Strait of Dover's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+40'}^[24].
• Strait of Dover's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+55'}^[25].
• Strait of Dover's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[26].

Body

Geography

Country listings include United Kingdom^[3], a sovereign state^[27], in United Kingdom^[28], founded in 1927^[29] and France^[4], a sovereign state^[30], in France^[31], founded in 0843^[32].

Designation and Status

Strait of Dover's instance of is recorded as strait^[5].

History and Context

Things named after include Calais^[7], a commune of France^[33], in France^[34] and Dover^[8], a town^[35], in United Kingdom^[36].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Strait of Dover include Pas-de-Calais^[37], a department of France^[38], in France^[39], founded in 1790^[40].

Why It Matters

Strait of Dover ranks in the top 3% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,122 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for it include Pas-de-Calais^[37], a department of France^[38], in France^[39], founded in 1790^[40].