English Channel

Henderson 2022-12-05 16:32:59


1 The English-Dover Strait consists of the English Channel with a total length of about 600 kilometers. It is bounded by the mouth of the Seine River in France and Portsmouth on the south coast of the United Kingdom. The English Channel is in the southwest and the Dover Channel in the northeast. The strait is narrow in the east and wide in the west and is trumpet-shaped. The narrowest point is only 33 kilometers and the widest point is 180 kilometers.

2 In 1875, an English captain named Matthew Webb swam across the English Channel for the first

time 3 Since the Channel was first conquered in 1875, there have been more than 800 people from all over the world Included in the list of those who have successfully crossed, Chinese Zhang Jian is also on the list.

4. On July 29, 2001, Zhang Jian also crossed the English Channel in 11 hours and 56 minutes, and the crossing distance: 46.7 kilometers.

5 A swimmer crossed the English Channel. When he landed, a Jew said: You are done Hitler's unfinished business

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