The CHUNNEL
The English Channel Tunnel = THE CHUNNEL
The Channel Tunnel is the longest underses tunnel in the world. The section under the sea is 38km long. The three tunnels, each 50km long, link Folkstone in Kent to Coquelles in Pas-de-Calais.
The Channel Tunnel (also informally known as the Chunnel) is a 50.5-kilometre (31.4mi) undersea rail tunnel linking Folkstone, Kent near Dover in the United Kingdom with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais near Calais in northern France beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. At its lowest point, it is 75 metres (250 ft) deep. At 37.9 kilometres (23.5 mi), the Channel Tunnel possesses the longest undersea portion of any tunnel in the world, although the Seikan Tunnel in Japan is both longer overall at 53.85 kilometres (33.46 mi), and deeper at 240 metres (790 ft) below sea level.
The tunnel carries high-speed Eurostar passenger trains, Eurotunnel Shuttle roll-on/roll-off vehicle transport—the largest in the world—and international rail freight trains.
In 1996 the American Society of Civil Engineers identified the tunnel as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.