the chunnel crosses the english channel at carrick roads.
where does the chunnel cross the english channel?
carrick roads
the channel tunnel (; also referred to as the chunnel) is a 50.5-kilometre (31.4 mi) undersea rail tunnel (linking folkestone, kent, in the united kingdom with coquelles, pas-de-calais, near the city of calais in northern france) beneath the english channel at the strait of dover. ideas for a cross-channel fixed link appeared as early as 1802, but british political and press pressure over compromised national security stalled attempts to construct a tunnel. the eventual successful project, organised by eurotunnel, began construction in 1988 and was opened by british queen elizabeth ii and french president françois mitterrand in a ceremony held in calais on 6 may 1994. the same year the american society of civil engineers elected the channel tunnel as one of the seven modern wonders of the world.
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fantomex then leads professor xavier and jean grey to the chunnel disaster. packed full of people and animals that weapon xii has turned into mindless slaves, confusion runs rampant. knowing that those who have fallen prey to weapon xii's influence are lost, fantomex kills darkstar and all others who are mentally connected to the creature. after fantomex destroys weapon xii by using a remote detonator, it is noticed that there are two empty weapon plus transport tubes in the chunnel: one that held the violent weapon xii and another that held something called weapon xiii. after the battle, fantomex's ceramic mask slips a bit and jean grey uses her telepathy to deduce his true identity: fantomex is actually weapon xiii and had also been in transit in the chunnel. it was during the accident in the chunnel that he escaped and was subsequently chased to the x-corporation building. he confesses to jean grey that he is not the master thief that he had claimed, but is now set out to earn that reputation. he assures jean grey that he refuses to be anyone's soldier, and as a result jean grey allows fantomex to disappear into the chunnel before the authorities arrive.
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