English Channel UPSC NOTE

 

• Lille is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region in northern France, near the border with Belgium. 

• The English Channel, also known as simply the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France. 

• It links to the southern part of the North Sea by the Strait of Dover at its northeastern end. 

• It is the busiest shipping area in the world.