contexts: English Channel Location Western Europe ; between the Celtic Sea and North Sea Coordinates 50 ° N 02 ° W ﻿ / ﻿ 50 ° N 2 ° W ﻿ / 50 ; - 2Coordinates : 50 ° N 02 ° W ﻿ / ﻿ 50 ° N 2 ° W ﻿ / 50 ; - 2 Part of Atlantic Ocean Primary inflows River Exe , River Seine , River Test , River Tamar , River Somme Basin countries United Kingdom France Guernsey Jersey Max. length 560 km ( 350 mi ) Max . width 240 km ( 150 mi ) Surface area 75,000 km ( 29,000 sq mi ) Average depth 63 m ( 207 ft ) Max . depth 174 m ( 571 ft ) at Hurd 's Deep Salinity 3.4 -- 3.5 % Max . temperature 15 ° C ( 59 ° F ) Min . temperature 5 ° C ( 41 ° F ) Islands Île de Bréhat , Île de Batz , Chausey , Tatihou , Îles Saint - Marcouf , Isle of Wight , Jersey , Guernsey , Alderney , Sark , Herm Settlements Bournemouth , Brighton , Plymouth , Portsmouth , Calais , Le Havre
name: English Channel
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answers.span_text: the Celtic Sea and North Sea
questions.input_text: where does the english channel begin and end