In physical geography, a channel is the physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks. See Stream bed. Physical geography, is an attempt by geographers to make geography less boring. ... The Murray River in Australia. ... The term slough (In the UK, pronounced to rhyme with cow; In the US, pronounced slew) has several meanings related to wetland or aquatic features that seem to derive from local experience. ... The bed of this stream is made up of rocks, some very rounded (having had a longer life in the stream) and some not. ...

A channel is also the natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water; also the navigable part of a river. See also: Ship canal. A reef surrounding an islet. ... In geography, a bar is a linear shoaling landform feature within a body of water. ... In geography, a bay or gulf is a collection of water that is surrounded by land on three sides. ... A ship canal is a canal especially constructed to carry ocean-going ships, as opposed to barges. ...

The term channel is another word for strait, which is a relatively narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water. In this nautical context, the terms strait, channel, sound, and passage are synonymous and usually interchangeable. For example, in an archipelago, the water between islands is typically called a channel or passage. The English Channel is the strait between England and France. Simplified diagram A strait is a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between two land masses. ... This article is in need of attention. ... An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... Satellite view of the English Channel The English Channel (French: La Manche, IPA: , the sleeve), also for some time known in England as the British Sea, is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK...