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

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2 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.

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

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

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

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

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