The English Channel & the Strait of Dover,the sea area dividing England (left) and France,photographed from the orbiting space shuttle Challenger (Mission 41-G,5-13 October,1984). The view of the English coastline extends from Hampshire (extreme bottom left) to Lincolnshire in the north; the Wash is visible through the fine cloud cover. The Thames estuary is seen at centre left,with Greater London appearing as a lighter patch to its left. Across the Channel,the coastline of France is clearly visible from the Belgian border (upper centre) to Dieppe in the south; the sediment outflow from the Somme estuary is seen at the bottom of the picture | |
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