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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.
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]
Map of Kent, UK with Dover highlighted. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 160%: Date: 2 August 2011: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData. Coastline and administrative boundary data from Boundary-Line product. Lake data from Meridian 2 product. Inset derived from England location map.svg by Spischot. Author
The Strait of Dover viewed from France, looking towards England. The white cliffs of Dover on the English coast are visible from France on a clear day. The Strait of Dover (French: Pas de Calais), at the Channel's eastern end, is its narrowest point, while its widest point lies between Lyme Bay and the Gulf of Saint Malo, near its midpoint. [3]
Roman Canterbury, Richborough, Dover and Lympne on the Peutinger Map.. From now on the history of Dover is completely one with the sea. Roman Dover, or ‘’Portus Dubris’’ as it was called, was one of the three ports used for trade and the movement of the army; the other two being ‘'Lemanis'’ Lympne and ‘'Rutupiae'’ Richborough.
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 ...
England relied on the county's ports to provide warships through much of its history; the Cinque Ports in the 10th [12] –14th centuries and Chatham Dockyard in the 16th–20th centuries were of particular importance. Dover Castle has been described as the "key of England" due to its strategic significance. [13]
Dover is a major port on the south-east coast of England, at a gap in the White Cliffs of Dover near the narrowest point of the English Channel.Its proximity to mainland Europe has made it a key military, maritime and trade location for millennia.