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Strait of Dover: Dover in southeast England lies on the right under thicker cloud. Calais, France, a larger city, is more visible on the left. Individual seacraft and their wakes (linear white flecks) occupy the line between the cities. The line of wakes also marks the location of the undersea Channel Tunnel, known as the "Chunnel." The treacherous Goodwin Sands appear as lighter blue signatures just north of Dover.

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