... England channel, which narrows to 34km ( 21mi) at the straits of Dover.It stretches over about ten degrees of latitude on its longer, north-south axis, and occupies an area of 209,331km2 (80,823 sq. mi) excluding all the smaller surrounding islands of archipelago. The North Channel, Irish ... the longest undersea rail tunnel in the world which was completed in 1993.geographically, the island is marked by low, rolling countryside in the East and south, while hills and mountains predominated in the western and northern region.it is surrounded by over 1,000 smaller islands and isles. The gr...

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... to the principal migrant crises that defined the post-war world -- namely, politically motivated flight from communism and authoritarianism. The issue was essentially East vs. West and the response was limited to discrete groups -- so the threat to national borders was generally (though not always) contained. ... international community to the Vietnamese boat people in 1970s is such an example. The situation today is different. The cold war rivalries between East and West have diminished and flight from targeted political persecution has substantially waned. For instance, whereas through...

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