How wide is the English Channel at its narrowest?
33.3 kmAbout 20.69 miles · Land-sized
About 33 km between Dover and Cap Gris-Nez.
A red kangaroo would need about 4,200 hops (8 m each) to cover it.
⛴️33.3 km
🇻🇦the Vatican's border
To scale: the English Channel is about 10× bigger than the Vatican's border.
Things about the same size
- How tall is Olympus Mons on Mars?21.9 km
- How long is the Large Hadron Collider?26.7 km
- How thick is Earth's continental crust on average?35 km
- How far did the Apollo 17 Moon buggy drive?35.7 km
- How high did Felix Baumgartner jump from?38.969 km
- How long is a marathon?42.195 km
- How far did the Mars rover Opportunity drive?45.16 km
- How long is the Channel Tunnel?50.45 km
Many real things vary in size, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].