The Channel Tunnel is a 50.5 km (37.9 km deep) rail tunnel linking Folkestone, the UK, with Coquelles, France, beneath the English Channel at the Strait.

Презентация:



Advertisements
Похожие презентации
Transport By bus By underground On foot By ship By helicopter By train By plane By taxi By car By space rocket.
Advertisements

Презентация к уроку по теме England К УМК О.В Афанасьевой, И.В.Михеевой «Английский язык. Учебник для 6 класса школ с углубленным изучением английского.
Ships Motorcycling is popular in Britain, both as a means of transport and as a pastime with over one million motorcyclists. A moped with an engine capacity.
1. When did the idea of a tunnel first appear? 2. Why was it possible to build a tunnel under the sea? 3. Napoleon was very interested in building a tunnel,
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland.
Welcome to the Great Britain!. London has their own special, unique places, offering fantastic views of the British capital.
The United States of America. The USA The country is situated in North America. It is the 4th largest country in the world.
BIG BEN Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and often extended to refer to.
Big Ben is a Londons landmark. It is a big bell.
. Building All mathematical calculations for the bridge made by Charles Alton Ellis. The Golden Gate Bridge construction project was carried out by the.
Canada Canada is the second largest country the world people live there.
The United States of America The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world (after Russia, Canada and China). It is situated.
London zoo London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828.
Britain in the world map! BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND FROM SPACE.
Canada Capital city Ottawa Largest city Toronto Official language(s) English and French.
LONDON THE INTERESTING PLACES IN LONDON. The places wich we advice you to visit: The Buckingham Palace The British Museum The National Gallery Trafalgar.
ЛЕГКОКОНЕЦ ВЛАДИСЛАВ АЛЕКСАНДРОВИЧ 7 «А» КЛАСС РУКОВОДИТЕЛЬ – НАЗАРЕНКО ЛЮБОВЬ АЛЕКСАНДРОВНА.
The official name of Great Britain is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the UK).
Presentation has created: The pupil 8 classes B AMBOUSOSH 4 Asbest cities Sverdlovsk regional awn Matyazh Denis.
London sights.. Big Ben is a symbol of the UK. The Houses of Parliament building in London.
Транксрипт:

The Channel Tunnel is a 50.5 km (37.9 km deep) rail tunnel linking Folkestone, the UK, with Coquelles, France, beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover.

In 1994, the American Society of Civil Engineers elected the tunnel as one of the seven modern Wonders of the World.

The tunnel carries high-speed Eurostar passenger trains (300 km/h).

The project was organised in 1988 and opened in At £4.650 billion, the project came in 80% over its predicted budget.

The tunnel was officially opened on 6 May 1994 by Queen Elizabeth II and the French president, François Mitterrand.