Channel Tunnel

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Q10257




The Channel Tunnel is a 50.46-kilometre (31.35-mile) railway tunnel beneath the English Channel that connects Folkestone in the United Kingdom with Coquelles in northern France. Opened in 1994, it remains the only fixed link between Great Britain and the European mainland.

1993 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Chunnel; Tunnel sous la Manche
length: 50450 metre, 
international tunnel, railway tunnel, undersea tunnel, Seven Wonders of the Modern World, Getlink, United Kingdom, Q142, 

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Location: 51.0167, 1.45, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Winchelsea Caves ⓘ
    chalk quarry in Dover, Kent
  • Dover Castle ⓘ
    medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England, UK  
  • Fan Bay Deep Shelter ⓘ
    bunker in Dover, UK  
  • Notre-Dame des Flots du Cran Poulet ⓘ
    Cran de la Vierge in Audinghen, France
  • Snowdown Colliery ⓘ
    colliery in Kent, England, UK
  • Tilmanstone Colliery ⓘ
    colliery in Kent, England, UK
  • Kent Mining Museum ⓘ
    museum in Deal, Kent, England, UK
  • Abbotscliff Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Dover Harbour Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Lydden Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Priory Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Shakespeare Cliff Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Channel Tunnel ⓘ
    tunnels beneath the English Channel between France and Great Britain
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1993 Channel Tunnel
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Mike on a bikeMike on a bike
Minieurope 2007 166Minieurope 2007 166
“The Lion can not face the crowing of the Cock”, Puck, ca. 1885“The Lion can not face the crowing of the Cock”, Puck, ca. 1885
Mike on a bikeMike on a bike
Channel Tunnel car trainChannel Tunnel car train
Adit A1 Channel TunnelAdit A1 Channel Tunnel
TML construction locosTML construction locos
François Mitterrand & Elizabeth II - Eurotunnel - 1994François Mitterrand & Elizabeth II - Eurotunnel - 1994
Speech of Queen Elizabeth II for the opening of the Channel Tunnel - 1994Speech of Queen Elizabeth II for the opening of the Channel Tunnel - 1994
Channel Tunnel, portal on the French side, at Coquelles.Channel Tunnel, portal on the French side, at Coquelles.
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
sitebunkerWinchelsea Cavesunderground limestone mine, air-raid shelterWikidata
sitebunker1179Dover Castlehistory museum, castle, bunker, archaeological site, English Heritage, fortWikidata
sitebunker1941Fan Bay Deep Shelterartillery battery, National Trust, bunkerWikidata
sitecaveNotre-Dame des Flots du Cran PouletLourdes grottoWikidata
sitemineSnowdown Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineTilmanstone Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemuseum2022Kent Mining Museummining museumWikidata
sitetunnelAbbotscliff Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelDover Harbour Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelLydden Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelPriory Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelShakespeare Cliff Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnel1993Channel Tunnelinternational tunnel, Getlink, undersea tunnel, railway tunnelWikidata
commonsimageMike on a bike Commons
commonsimageMinieurope 2007 166 Commons
commonsimage“The Lion can not face the crowing of the Cock”, Puck, ca. 1885 Commons
commonsimageMike on a bike Commons
commonsimageChannel Tunnel car train Commons
commonsimageAdit A1 Channel Tunnel Commons
commonsimageTML construction locos Commons
commonsimageFrançois Mitterrand & Elizabeth II - Eurotunnel - 1994 Commons
commonsimageSpeech of Queen Elizabeth II for the opening of the Channel Tunnel - 1994 Commons
commonsimageChannel Tunnel, portal on the French side, at Coquelles. Commons
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