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Strait of Dover seen from space

by

Nasa/Novapix

Reference

t-eufra-00032

Date

2008-11-14

The Strait of Dover forms the narrowest part of the English Channel, where a scant 33 kilometers (20 miles) separates Great Britain from the rest of Europe. Because of the narrowness of the channel and its position as the gateway between the North Sea and the open Atlantic, the strait is very busy with ship traffic. Image taken by Terra satellite in march 2001.