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Two huge drilling machines were used. One started in France and drilled towards the English coast and the other started on the English side and drilled towards France. They met in the middle and were only a few centimetres wrong with their calculations.

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Q: How was the chunnel constructed under the ocean?
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What links england to France?

That would be the, "Chunnel", a tunnel that was constructed under the ocean between England and France.


What is the name of the under water tunnel built 21 years ago that connects Great Britain to Europe?

The channel tunnel


An underwater train tunnel called the chunnel connects england with france. what body of water would the chunnel cross?

No-one calls it the chunnel, that was just a newspaper headline in the 1970s.The Channel Tunnel passes under the English channel, or la Manche, between Folkestone and Calais.


What body of water does the English chunnel go through?

There is no such thing as the "English chunnel" - indeed there is no such thing as a "chunnel". The term however, was coined from the term "Channel Tunnel" where it became the pseudonym "Chunnel" The English Channel which is itself a body of water separating Britain from France. There is the Channel Tunnel, which is a rail tunnel that goes UNDER (not though) the English Channel and links Britain to France.


What is the meaning of The Chunnel?

The Chunnel is an out-of-date name for the Channel Tunnel.


Where in France does the chunnel come out?

The chunnel comes out in Coquelles, a village near Calais.


What was the chunnel meant to connect to?

The chunnel (actually the Channel Tunnel) connects England to France.


What is the chunneL CALLED?

The Chunnel is a name that was sometimes used for the Channel Tunnel before it was built.


What does the chunnel do?

nothing


What type of rock was used in the chunnel?

The Chunnel was excavated into chalk by the tunnel boring machines then was reinforced with concrete.


What connects and countries does Chunnel live in?

The Chunnel runs underneath the English Channel, connecting England and France.


What feature is found at a distance on 4100 kilometers on the ocean bottom profile you constructed?

Mid Ocean Ridge