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What is the name of the sea that borders France to the south?
Mediterranean Sea
Southern France, also known as the South of France or colloquially in French as le Midi, is a defined geographical area consisting of the regions of France that border the Atlantic Ocean south of the Marais Poitevin, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea and Italy.
What is the closest point between England and France?
The shortest distance across the strait, 33.3 kilometres (20.7 miles; 18.0 nautical miles), is from the South Foreland, northeast of Dover in the English county of Kent, to Cap Gris Nez, a cape near to Calais in the French département of Pas-de-Calais.
What country lies to the north of France?
France is bordered by the English Channel and Bay of Biscay to the west; Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany to the north; Switzerland and Italy to the east; and Andorra and Spain to the south.
Are there sharks in English Channel?
A two metre long shark has been spotted in the English Channel by an endurance swimmer. Lewis Pugh is currently swimming 350 miles from Cornwall to Dover and was surprised when his crew spotted the shark today off the coast of Devon.
How many bodies of water are in France?
Roughly hexagonal in shape, it is bordered by three different bodies of water (the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel, and the Mediterranean) and three mountain chains (the Pyrenees to the south and the Jura and Alps to the east and southeast, respectively).
Which of the following bodies of water does not border France?
Marginal seas
| Number | Sea | Marginal countries and territories |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Adriatic Sea | Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, Slovenia |
| 8 | Sea of Sardinia | Italy, Spain |
| 9 | Sea of Crete | Greece, Libya, Egypt |
| 10 | Ligurian Sea | Italy, France |
What bodies of water are near France?
The coastline is bordered by four bodies of water : the North Sea, English Channel, Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. France has 5,500 km of coastline.