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Which sea lies between France and England?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Resident card no. 152
Quelle mer se situe entre la France et l'Angleterre ?
Which sea lies between France and England?
Answer. The English Channel.
La Manche.
The English Channel separates France and England (the United Kingdom). A tunnel under the Channel links the two countries.
The official text that proves it
« La région des Hauts-de-France est située au nord de la France , à la frontière avec la Belgique. Elle est bordée par la Manche et reliée au Royaume-Uni par le tunnel sous la Manche. »
The Hauts-de-France region is located in the north of France, on the border with Belgium. It is bordered by the English Channel and linked to the United Kingdom by the Channel Tunnel.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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