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Albert Mathieu-Favier's 1802 proposal for this structure featured ventilation chimneys and the construction of an artificial island on the Varne Bank. A fictional private stop along this structure near Folkestone appears in a William Shakespeare-titled work. The Calais Jungle, a migrant settlement, grew up near the French entrance of this structure. It connects end-to-end with the high-speed railway lines of LGV Nord on the French side and High Speed One on the British side. , name this roughly 31-mile undersea rail tunnel linking England and France.

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Channel plus Tunnel equals Chunnel — the undersea rail link between Folkestone and Coquelles.

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Difficulty: TrailblazerGrades: 7-8Sub-topic: Tunnel Infrastructure

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