Dover, STRAIT OF (Fr. Pas de Calais), the channel between England and France, connecting the English Channel and the North Sea, whose tides meet here. It is 18 to 25 miles broad, and 6 to 29 fathoms deep. On 24th August 1875, Captain Webb accomplished the wonderful feat of swimming from Dover to Calais in 21½ hours. See CHANNEL (ENGLISH).
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 72
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