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Bbc: The Channel Tunnel HandoutBbc: The Channel Tunnel Handout
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BBC
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Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Handouts & References
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Handout

Bbc: The Channel Tunnel

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This illustrated feature provides a history of the Channel Tunnel, the train tunnel connecting France and Britain under the English Channel, officially opened in 1994.

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Concepts

england, france

Additional Tags

eurotunnel, channel tunnel, english channel, innovations and inventions

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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