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Dover (/ ˈ d oʊ v ər / DOH-vər) is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England.It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at 33 kilometres (21 mi) from Cap Gris Nez in France.
Dover is a city in and the county seat of Stewart County, Tennessee, [5] 67 miles (108 km) west-northwest of Nashville on the Cumberland River. Fort Donelson National Cemetery is in Dover. The population was 1,442 at the 2000 census and the 2010 census showed a population of 1,417.
Recent archaeology indicates that Dover's history as a port and trading gateway dates back at least as far as the Stone and Bronze ages. Known as Dubris during the Roman occupation of Britain, [4] the port has always enjoyed a significant strategic position due to its proximity to continental Europe and as the location of the sheltered River Dour estuary between two imposing chalk cliffs.
Knoxville: Henley Street Bridge over the Tennessee River: Main Street (east)/Cumberland Avenue (west) - University of Tennessee, West Knoxville: Former southern end of US 11/US 70/SR 1 concurrency: I-40 / I-275 – Nashville, Asheville, NC, Lexington, KY: I-40 exit 388; I-275 exit 0A: SR 62 west (Western Avenue) – Karns, Oak Ridge
Location mi km Destinations Notes; Stewart: Dover: 0.0: 0.0: US 79 (Fort Donelson Parkway/SR 76) – Paris, Clarksville: Western terminus; SR 49 begins as a primary highway; provides access to Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area: Carlisle: 9.7: 15.6: SR 233 east (Cumberland City Road) – Cumberland City: Western terminus of SR 233 ...
Knox County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee.As of the 2020 census, the population was 478,971, [3] making it the third-most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Knoxville, [4] which is the third-most populous city in Tennessee.
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Landslide near Dover Harbour, June 2012 Thousands of years ago, the cliffs were eroding at 20–60 mm (0.75–2.3 in) a year. [ 13 ] Research shows that the erosion rate over the last 150 years has increased to 220–320 mm (8.7–12.6 in) a year, and that the erosion is caused by the loss of beach underneath the cliffs exacerbated by stronger ...