Iles de
la Manche
or Iles Anglo-Normandes
The English call this the 'English Channel', the French call it 'la Manche' (the sleeve). The rest of the British people call it the 'English Channel' as well.
No. St Heiler is a British Crown Dependency in the Channel Islands.
Canal de Jamaïque
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).
Abalone is known in the Channel Islands as ormer (ôr′mər). Being close to France, and despite being part of the UK, the Channel Islands' English is influenced by French, hence ormer, derived from the French ormier, which in turn comes from the Latin auris maris, meaning 'ear of the sea', from its shape.
The English Channel is called "la Manche" in French. (Perhaps this is because the shape resembles a broomstick or shirt sleeve, two other meanings of the word.)
The French call it La Manche (the sleeve).
It is usually just known as 'The Channel'. In France they call it 'Le Manche' - the sleeve.
The English call it The English Channel. The French call it La Manche
The Channel Islands of Guernsy and Jersey which are not a part of the UK, but are instead Crown dependencies.
CI is the abbreviation for the Channel Islands.
The English Channel. The French call it La Manche (the sleeve)