Dover is in Britain, you can find the town in the South East of England, directly across the English Channel from Calais.
There are many ferry routes out of Britain - It depends where you want to go ! for example... Dover to Calais Dover to Oostend Hull to Rotterdam Hull to Ziebrugger
There are two main Dovers depending on where you hail from. Dover, UK is located on the southeastern end of the island of Great Britain. Dover, US is located in the middle of Delaware.
The Strait of Dover, in the English Channel, separates Britain from France.
22 at the closest, between Dover and Calais.
Dover, at the eastern end of the south coast.
Romans called Britain "Albion", because when they were sailing to Britain they saw the White Cliffs of Dover and they thought that the land behind these cliffs is white too.
The most well known tourist attraction near Dover is Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument. Much mystery surrounds this monument, and there are various theories about how it was built. Also near Dover is the Salisbury Cathedral, which is a marvel for anyone interested in Architecture and the history of Britain.
Nicholas Payne has written: 'A true relation of a brave exploit performed by Captain Richard Dawks in taking of the Castle of Dover for the King and Parliament' -- subject(s): Dover Castle (Dover, England), Great Britain Civil War, 1642-1649, History
This sea is called English Channel in English and La Manche in FrenchThe place where the 2 countries are closest is called Strait of Dover in English and Pas de Calais in FrenchBetween Great-Britain and Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Norway the sea is called North Sea, but distances to Great-Britain are larger than in Strait of Dover
About 725 miles or 1,166 kilometres by the closest standard route, which is from Dover to Calais by ferry and then driving from there.
At the narrowest point of the English channel, the strait of Dover, the two countries are 21 miles apart.
Albion was the ancient name for Britain or England. Albusmeans white in Latin (probably referring to the white cliffs of Dover).