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Rocket Man's intercontinental record bid comes to a watery end...doing figures of eight over the alps before touching down near the eastern shore of Lake Geneva. He flew across the channel in September from Calais to Dover. One of his sponsors, Stuart Sterzel, said an ''engine malfunction'' was the... In this article: Rocket Man, Africa, Europe, Kerosene, Elton John, Calais, Swiss Alps, and Dover |
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Daily Mail | 2 days ago
French border police discover 12 lorries packed with British-bound migrants
...2009 French border police have swooped on around a dozen lorries packed with British-bound migrants in a dawn blitz at the French port of Calais. Officials arrested the would-be illegal immigrants moments before the fleet of trucks was...
In this article: Britain, Dover, EU, France, and La Rochelle, France
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Rocket Man crash lands in the ocean in failed attempt to fly from Africa to Europe
...soars through the skies with a jet-propelled wing strapped to his back. He rocketed into the record books last year with his crossing from Calais to Dover - racing through the skies at 125mph and touching down in England after a journey of...
In this article: Africa, Europe, Tangier, Carbon, England, Spain, and Morocco
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AP Online | 2 days ago
Jet-winged adventurer ditches in Atlantic, unhurt
...Alps before touching down near the eastern shore of Lake Geneva. He flew across the English Channel in September last year, going from Calais, France, to Dover, England. This time the weather was of particular concern because Rossy had...
In this article: Atlantic, Africa, Europe, Spain, Kerosene, Morocco, and Calais, France
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Independent.co.uk - Film & TV | 3 days ago
Iraqi-Kurd migrant film wins EU parliament prize
...hell-bent on swimming illegally to Britain from France. 'Welcome,' by French director Philippe Lioret, is set in the French port of Calais and focuses on a swimming instructor who helps a teenage migrant, desperate to join his girlfriend in...
In this article: European Union, Jerzy Buzek, Britain, Europe, and France
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The Register | November 18, 2009
E-car driven from Dover to Calais
...on both four and two wheels - yesterday drove a prototype Ginetta G50EV through the 31-mile Channel Tunnel that runs from Dover to Calais. The drive was designed to celebrate Eurotunnel's 15th anniversary, while also raising awareness for...
In this article: John Surtees, Dover, Electric car, Italian Job, France, Bourgogne, and Britain
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Description from Wikipedia:
Calais (; in English often IPA: /kæˈleɪ|/, traditionally IPA: //ˈkælɨs//; Kales) is a town in northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras.
The population of the metropolitan area at the 1999 census was 125,584.
Calais overlooks the Strait of Dover, the narrowest point in the English Channel, which is only 34 km (21 miles) wide here, and is the closest French town to England, of which Calais was a territorial possession for several centuries. The white cliffs of Dover can easily be seen on a clear day.
The old part of the town, Calais proper (or Calais-Nord), is situated on an artificial island surrounded by canals and harbours. The modern part of the town, St-Pierre, lies to the south and southeast.
- Name:
- Calais
- Region:
- Nord-Pas de Calais
- Department:
- Pas-de-Calais
- Arrondissment:
- Calais
- Mayor:
- Natacha Bouchart
- Total Area (km):
- 33.50
- INSEE Code:
- 62193
- Intercommunality:
- Communauté d'agglomération du Calaisis
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