About 300 miles. At its narrowest point, the distance between the south coast of England and the north coast of France is only 22 miles and on a clear day it is possible to see one country from the other.
The 350-mile long stretch of water is known as the 'English Channel' in English, or 'La Manche' in French. It separates England from France and is 21 miles wide at its narrowest point between Dover and Calais.The English Channel (Le Manche in French).
The English Channel. The French call it Le Manche.
The English Channel is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from Northern France and joins the north Sea to the Atlantic. The English Channel is the body of water between England and France. There is a tunnel underneath it for trains, it is referred to as the Channel Tunnel or the Chunnel. The English Channel is a strait of water that runs between England and France. About 30 miles wide, but as less as 21 miles at it's narrowest point between Dover and Calais. It has been the place of many crossings, many battles and much history.
It was most famously known as the 100 the longest war between France and England.
The Chunnel is a name that was sometimes used for the Channel Tunnel before it was built. The Channel Tunnel an underwater railway tunnel that links the United Kingdom with France, it runs underneath the Strait of Dover. It is 50.45 Km long.
It was the Hundred Years War
France had a warmer climate than England. Therefore, civilization came to France earlier than to England. Because of this, England became a kind of colony of France. But the warm climate is the reason for the low technological ceiling. And one day France reached its ceiling and lagged behind England. And England went to war with France to gain freedom from colonial status Long, long 100 year war
La guerre de Cent Ans, in the middle ages.
I would estimate anywhere between 48-72 hours (2-3 days), since the ferry will have to go around France and Spain and go through the Gibraltar Channel to enter the Alboran Sea (between Spain and Africa).
Well, if you want to literally "swim" all the way from London to Paris, you're going to have to swim downstream the Thames river, then cross the English Channel, and then swim upstream the Seine river until you reach Paris... Mmmh that may take a while! But if you want to simply cross the Channel between England and France at its narrowest point, the world record is about 7h54 I think, but the average time is about twice as much or 13h.
The English Channel is 350 miles long. It stretches from the tip of Brittany (western France) to the opposing point in Cornwall, up though the Dover Straits. This point (the narrowest between the British isles and the continent) marks the limit between the Cahnnel and the North Sea upwards.
The 350mile long English Channel or La Manche in FrenchThe English Channel.