As its name suggests, it is a Channel which lies between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. However, it is no mill pond and the water and waves can be very rough in bad weather and many, many ships have sunk in the area.
The English Channel
Isle of Wight is in the English ChannelThe Isle of Wight lies off the south coast of England in the English Channel which is a body of water connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.
English channel The North Sea ( the English Channel is part of the North Sea) and the Baltic Sea are both extremely busy seas.
There is more than one, going clockwise:- The North Sea The English Channel The Atlantic Ocean The Bristol Channel The Irish Sea
It is the body of water between England and France.
The UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. (Wikipedia)
The North Channel, which is part of the Irish Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean.
The English Channel
English channel
The English Channel, which is the lower part of the North Sea, which is between the British Isles and the Netherlands and Denmark.
To the East of the British Isles is the North Sea, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. To the South between Britain and France is the English Channel, which the French call "La Manche."
Between the south coast of Britain and France is the English Channel - called La Manche by the French.Between the east coast of Britain and mainland Europe is the North Sea.See the related link below.There are two bodies of water that separate Great Britain from Europe. One is the North Sea, to the north and east. The other is the English Channel to the southeast and south.The English Channel is the body of water that separates England and France. It runs between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, and is about 350 miles (560 km) long and from 21 miles (34 km) to about 150 miles (241 km) wide.The North Sea is the body of water that separates the UK from Norway, Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands.There are two bodies of water that separate Great Britain from Europe. One is the North Sea, to the north and east. The other is the English Channel to the southeast and south.The English Channel separates Britain and France and lies between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.
The Atlantic Ocean is to the west of Ireland and the Irish Sea is to the east. However there are other seas around Ireland. St. George's Channel and The North Channel are at either end of the Irish Sea, and the Celtic Sea is part of the Atlantic, just south of Ireland.