Pas-de-Calais
Channel's French shore
Pas-de-Calais is a department in northern France, named for the Strait of Dover (French: Pas de Calais)—the narrow channel separating France from England.
The region includes Calais, the French port closest to Britain, and was the site of intense World War I fighting: My grandfather fought in the trenches of Pas-de-Calais.
1944 Normandy invasion
- fortificationsDefensive barriers against attack
- Atlantic WallWWII coastal fortification network
- Operation OverlordWWII cross-channel assault codename
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
Rommel · bunkers · V-1 · V-2 · bombing · liberation · resistance · occupation
Delaware's capital city
- English ChannelAnglo-French strait
- narrowestLeast broad of all
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- coastlineLand-water boundary
cliffs · dunes · beaches · estuary · Boulogne · Dunkirk · North Sea · tides
Vessel for scheduled crossings
- EurotunnelChannel crossing rail operator
- ChunnelUndersea rail crossing
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- portDocking place for ships
hovercraft · freight · lorries · motorway · terminal · embarking · passport control · customs
Underground carbon extraction
- pitsSeeds or hollows
- collieryCoal extraction site
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
steelworks · heritage · decline · unemployment · regeneration · UNESCO · slag heaps · miners
Distinct unit within organization
- prefectureAdministered regional territory
- communesShared-living communities
- cantonSmall territorial division
- arrondissementFrench administrative subdivision
council · region · municipalities · population · rural · urban
People seeking safety elsewhere
- migrantsPeople who move elsewhere
- asylumShelter from persecution
- campTemporary outdoor shelter site
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
small boats · border · humanitarian · crisis · detention · dispersal · charity · aid workers
D-Day
1944 Normandy invasion
- fortificationsDefensive barriers against attack
- Atlantic WallWWII coastal fortification network
- Operation OverlordWWII cross-channel assault codename
deception · Rommel · bunkers · V-1 · V-2 · bombing · liberation · resistance · occupation · Wehrmacht
Dover
Delaware's capital city
- English ChannelAnglo-French strait
- narrowestLeast broad of all
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
coastline · cliffs · dunes · beaches · estuary · Boulogne · Dunkirk · North Sea · tides · currents
ferry
Vessel for scheduled crossings
- EurotunnelChannel crossing rail operator
- ChunnelUndersea rail crossing
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
port · hovercraft · freight · lorries · motorway · terminal · embarking · passport control · customs · Folkestone
coal mining
Underground carbon extraction
fishing · steelworks · heritage · decline · unemployment · regeneration · UNESCO · slag heaps · miners · working-class
department
Distinct unit within organization
- prefectureAdministered regional territory
- communesShared-living communities
- cantonSmall territorial division
arrondissement · council · region · municipalities · population · rural · urban
refugees
People seeking safety elsewhere
small boats · smuggling · border · humanitarian · crisis · detention · dispersal · charity · aid workers · encampment
Pas-de-CalaisFrench Riviera
Southern Mediterranean resort coast
Côte d'Azur · Provence · Corsica · Marseille · Nice
Pas-de-CalaisNormandy
Northern French coastal region
Omaha Beach · Utah Beach · Sword Beach · Juno Beach · Gold Beach
Pas-de-CalaisDover
Delaware's capital city
Kent · Brittany · Land's End