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English Channel seen from space

by

Nasa/Novapix

Reference

t-eufra-00049

Date

2010-12-08

This image taken from the space shuttle Atlantis in May 2010, shows the English Channel separating the island of Great Britain from northern France, it also connects the North Sea to the Atlantic. The Strait of Dover is the narrowest point, only 34 km, from Dover to Cape Gris-Nez.