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The Channel Tunnel (French: Tunnel sous la Manche), sometimes referred to by the portmanteau Chunnel, [3] [4] is a 50.46 km (31.35-mile) undersea railway tunnel, opened in 1994, that connects Folkestone (Kent, England) with Coquelles (Pas-de-Calais, France) beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover.
The shortest distance across the strait, at approximately 20 miles (32 kilometres), is from the South Foreland, northeast of Dover in the English county of Kent, to Cap Gris Nez, a cape near to Calais in the French département of Pas-de-Calais. Between these points lies the most popular route for cross-channel swimmers. [1]
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On 12 June 1979, the first human-powered aircraft to cross the English Channel was the Gossamer Albatross, built by American aeronautical engineer Dr. Paul B. MacCready's company AeroVironment, and piloted by Bryan Allen. The 35.7 km (22.2 mi) crossing was completed in 2 hours and 49 minutes. [88]
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First crossing by hot air balloon: Don Piccard & Ed Yost (US) “Channel Champ” [11] [12] Rye, England Gravelines, France First to cross the English Channel in a hot air balloon. [12] 9 May 1978 First powered hang-glider to cross the Channel David Cook (UK) Volmer VJ-23E: Walmer, England Calais, France Powered by a 9 hp (6.6 kW) McCulloch 101 ...
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