Bristol-board channel

The channel of Bristol-board ( Bristol-board Chanel in English, Môr Hafren in Welsh) is an arm of the sea of the the United Kingdom separating the Wales from the South of the England of South-west. It extends from the Estuaire Severn with the Celtic Mer of the northern Atlantic Ocean. Its name comes from the town of Bristol in England

Geography

The channel has a length of approximately 135 km, and a maximum width of 50 km. In north is the Wales and the towns of Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Chepstow. On the English coast are the towns of Bristol, Portishead, Weston-super-Pond and Barnstaple.

There is a number of small islands little inhabited in the channel:

Lundy, which belongs to the Comté of Devon in England is largest, with a surface of 4.24 km ²
Steep Holm, belonging to Somerset has a surface of 25.51 Hectare S
Flat Holm, in the north of Steep Holm, belonging to Glamorgan to the Wales.

On these islands are natural reserves and many birds, colonies of Goéland, Mouette, Fulmar, Cormoran, Petit penguin, guillemot of Troïl, Macareux monk, Huîtrier magpie, Skylark, Pipit farlouse, black Merle, robin, mélodieuse Linotte, tadorne.

In the channel, occur very large Marée the S, 2nd larger of the world behind the Baie of Fundy in Canada - with low tide, one finds vast benches of Boue at the edges of the channel.

Transport

There is a Tunnel for the trains - the Severn Tunnel, and 2 Pont S truck drivers, the Bridges of Severn, all above the estuary.

Reference

English Wikipédia, 8/31/2006

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