United Kingdom–France border

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The United Kingdom–France border is the international boundary between the UK and France, most notably traversing the English Channel and including the Channel Tunnel route between the two countries.

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How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
land border
maritime boundary
country1 United Kingdom
country2 France
crosses English Channel
definedBy United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
governingTreaty Anglo-French Convention of 1839
Anglo-French Convention of 1882
Anglo-French Convention of 1890
Continental Shelf (UK–France) Order 1987
Treaty of Canterbury (1986)
hasApproximateLength about 34 kilometres for the Channel Tunnel segment
over 400 kilometres of maritime boundary in the English Channel and North Sea
hasBorderControlRegime Schengen external border (French side)
non‑Schengen external border (UK side)
hasBorderCrossing Channel Tunnel rail link
Newhaven–Dieppe ferry route
Plymouth–Roscoff ferry route
Poole–Cherbourg ferry route
Port of Dover–Calais ferry route
linked to: Dover–Calais

Portsmouth–Caen ferry route
Portsmouth–Le Havre ferry route
hasCustomsStatus EU external customs border (post‑Brexit)
hasDisputeHistory Jersey fishing licence dispute (post‑Brexit)
fishing rights in the English Channel
scallop fishing disputes
hasImmigrationControl juxtaposed controls in Brussels-Midi
juxtaposed controls in Calais
juxtaposed controls in Coquelles
juxtaposed controls in Dunkirk
juxtaposed controls in Lille Europe
juxtaposed controls in Paris Gare du Nord
hasMajorIssue irregular migration across the English Channel
hasMajorPortArea Calais–Dover corridor
linked to: Dover–Calais
hasSecurityCooperation UK–France border security agreements
hasSegmentWith France–United Kingdom maritime boundary in the English Channel
France–United Kingdom maritime boundary in the North Sea
hasTransportCorridor High Speed 1
LGV Nord
includes Channel Tunnel
isPartOf borders of France
borders of the United Kingdom
passesNear Calais
Coquelles
Dover
Folkestone
separates France
United Kingdom

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

London–Paris borderCrossing United Kingdom–France border
London–Lille borderCrossing United Kingdom–France border
London–Marseille usesBorderCrossing UK–France border
linked to: United Kingdom–France border
London–Lyon hasBorderCrossing United Kingdom–France border
London–Brussels borderCrossing United Kingdom–France border
Paris–London high-speed corridor borderCrossing France–United Kingdom border
linked to: United Kingdom–France border
Brussels–London high-speed rail corridor borderCrossing UK–France border under the English Channel
linked to: United Kingdom–France border
LGV Nord connectsCountry United Kingdom (via Channel Tunnel)
subject linked to: French LGV Nord
linked to: United Kingdom–France border
United Kingdom–France border hasSegmentWith France–United Kingdom maritime boundary in the English Channel
linked to: United Kingdom–France border
London–Paris rail route borderCrossing United Kingdom–France border