Strait of Dover
strait at the narrowest part of the English Channel
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Summary
Strait of Dover is a strait[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,391 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United Kingdom[3], France[4]
- Shares border with: Sangatte[5]
- Named after: Calais[6], Dover[7]
- Basin country: France[8]
- Commons category: Strait of Dover[9]
- Located in/on physical feature: English Channel[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Strait of Dover[11]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[18], New International Encyclopedia[19], The New Student's Reference Work[20]
- Native label: Strait of Dover[21]
- Width: 40 km[22]
- Vertical depth: 55 m[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Strait of Dover include Pas-de-Calais[25], a department of France[26], in France[27], founded in 1790[28].
Why It Matters
Strait of Dover has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for it include Pas-de-Calais[25], a department of France[26], in France[27], founded in 1790[28].