chunnel

     

The Channel Tunnel (French: Le tunnel sous la Manche), also known as Chunnel or Eurotunnel, is a 50.5-kilometre (31.4 mi) unersea rail tunnel linking the United Kingdom and France, running beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover, connecting Folkestone, Kent in England to Coquelles near Calais in northern France. It is the second longest undersea tunnel in the world (after Japan's Seikan Tunnel).

Trivia about chunnel

  • Opened in 1994 & nearly 31 miles long, it has entrances near Folkstone, England & Coquelles, France
  • In Europe, it extends underwater for 31 miles from Cheriton to Sangatte
  • An idea since Napoleon's time, this $15 billion link runs underwater for 23 of its 31 miles

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