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English Channel
The Baltic and North seas and the English Channel.
The English Channel is a narrow arm of the Atlantic Ocean located in Europe. It serves as the body of water that separates the southern coast of England from the northern coast of France.12
To the east, the channel tapers until it joins the North Sea at the Strait of Dover. Its western boundary is defined by a line stretching between the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Ushant.12