GS PrelimsGeography (World mapping)Coastal Features2007

Through which one of the following Straits, does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?

Davis Strait

Denmark Strait

Strait of dover

Strait of Gibraltar

Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation

1. A tunnel connects the United Kingdom and France, known as the Channel Tunnel or 'Chunnel'. 2. This tunnel runs beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel. 3. Davis Strait is between Greenland and Canada. Denmark Strait is between Greenland and Iceland. Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Morocco.

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