Is 0.260 rods as long as The English Channel?
It's about one-eighty-thousandth as wide as The English Channel
The width of The English Channel is about 21,300 rods.
(average width between Isle of Ushant and The Walde Lighthouse) (La Manche, Ärmelkanal, Mor Breizh, Mor Bretannek) (a.k.a. The Channel)
The English Channel measures between 21,300 rods, narrowing as it flows northeast. The world speed record for a Channel crossing by swimmer was set by Australian Trent Grimsey in 2012, with a time of 6 hours, 55 minutes.
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