English Channel

Location: Northern England, France, Ireland, and the Netherlands.

Size: 29,000 sq. mi., average depth is 360 ft. Deepest depth is 411 ft.

Name: The name English Channel comes from the country of England and Gulf of St. Malo.

Interesting Information: Julius Caesar invaded France where the English Channel now is in 55 BC


Created by: Sean M.
Date Created: October 4, 2000
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