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Where does the English Channel have its greatest tidal range?
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The Baltic and North seas and the English Channel.
The English Channel experiences its greatest tidal range in the Gulf of Saint-Malo, located along the northern coast of Brittany, France. In this region, the tidal range reaches 28 feet (approximately 8.5 meters) or more. At the gulf's main port of Saint-Malo, tides typically rise between 23 and 26 feet (7 to 8 meters), but they can reach as high as 49 feet (15 meters) during spring and autumn tides.12