The Channel Islands of Guernsy and Jersey which are not a part of the UK, but are instead Crown dependencies.
les Iles Chaussey
The English Channel. The French call it Le Manche.
The English Channel separates England and France. In French, it is called La Manche.
It has different names, depending on which nationality is talking about it. To the English speaking world it is called the "English Channel". To the French it's "la Manche" because of it's shape - translated into English that means "the Sleeve".
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 or more precisely the Strait of Dover in English and Le Pas de Calais in French
The English channel is called 'la Manche' in French.
The english channel is called 'la Manche' in French.
There are two island groups named Channel Islands. One group is in the English Channel near the French coast and the other group is in the Pacific Ocean off the Californian coast.
The English Channel. (Le Manche in French)
The English Channel (called La Manche, "The Sleeve", by the French).
The English Channel. The French call it La Manche (the sleeve)
The Channel Island of Jersey.
La Manche means "the sleeve" in French. It is called that because it looks similar to a sleeve, Wide in one side (between the cities of Brest, France and Plymouth, UK) and narrow at the opposite side ( between Calais, France and Dover, UK).
Well, we in England have always known it as the English Channel, while the French know it as La Manche (The Sleeve). See the link below.
New Jersey was named for the small Channel island of Jersey.
The state of New Jersey was named after the Channel Island of Jersey in the English Channel.
The English Channel. The French call it Le Manche.