English Channel: References & Edit History
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Great Britain, Hydrographic Dept., The Channel Pilot, 2nd ed. rev. (1984), and The Dover Strait Pilot, 2nd ed. rev. (1985), discuss navigation, the ports, and natural conditions. A historical overview is Shirley Harrison, The Channel (1986). The tunnel under the channel between England and France is portrayed in Peter Haining, Eurotunnel (1973, reissued 1989); Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain), The Channel Tunnel (1989), a collection of conference papers; and Richard Gibb (ed.), The Channel Tunnel: A Geographical Perspective (1994). Two specialized references on scientific research in the English Channel include P.J. Statham, P.A. Davies, and R. Lafite (eds.), FLUXMANCHE II: Multidisciplinary Research in the Eastern English Channel (1999), a report on ocean currents and marine sediments; and J.-C. Dauvin, European Colloquium on Marine Science (1999), a report of a conference on the modeling of algae.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Add new Web site: University of Cambridge - The Channel: a historian�s view of an iconic stretch of water. | May 04, 2023 | ||
| Removed media. | Oct 06, 2021 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 28, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - Stone Age Settlement Found Under English Channel. | Mar 26, 2018 | ||
| Geologic time data updated. | Oct 06, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - The English Channel. | Jul 17, 2008 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | May 15, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | May 29, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |