Channel Tunnel
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channel-tunnel-183-11764762
title:
Channel Tunnel
text:
The Channel Tunnel, sometimes referred to informally as the Chunnel, is a 50.46-kilometre (31.35 mi) undersea railway tunnel, opened in 1994, that connects Folkestone with Coquelles beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. It is the only fixed link between the island of Great Britain and the European mainland. At its lowest point, it is 75 metres (246 ft) below the sea bed and 115 metres (377 ft) below sea level. At 37.9 kilometres (23.5 mi), it has the longest underwater section of a
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wiki
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description:
Undersea rail tunnel linking France to UK
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Tunnel
date created:
2001-05-21T21:13:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T21:03:09Z
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