What is the narrowest part of the English Channel called?
AnswerThe Strait of Dover
The Strait of Dover, between Dover and Cap Gris-Nez, is the Channel's narrowest point.
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7 fact-checked facts about channels and straits, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
Jersey and Guernsey belong to which island group?
AnswerThe Channel Islands
The Channel Islands lie in the English Channel, close to the coast of Normandy.
Going deeper
Who made the first airplane flight across the English Channel, in 1909?
AnswerLouis Blériot
Frenchman Louis Blériot flew from near Calais to Dover on 25 July 1909.
The Panama Canal connects which two oceans?
AnswerThe Atlantic and the Pacific
The Panama Canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama, linking the Atlantic via the Caribbean with the Pacific.
The Suez Canal links the Mediterranean Sea with which sea?
AnswerThe Red Sea
The Suez Canal crosses Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
Expert level
The Mozambique Channel separates Mozambique from which island?
AnswerMadagascar
The Mozambique Channel lies in the Indian Ocean between mainland Africa and Madagascar.
Which channel near the southern tip of South America shares its name with Charles Darwin's ship?
AnswerThe Beagle Channel
The Beagle Channel was named after HMS Beagle, the survey ship whose crew charted it around 1830.
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