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In Physical Geography , a channel is the physical confine of a River or Slough , consisting of a '''bed''' and '''banks'''. ''See'' Stream Bed . A channel is also the natural ''or man-made'' deeper course through a Reef , Bar , Bay , or ''any shallow body of water''. It is especially used as a ) lane of safe travel which a cognizant governmental entity ''guarantees'' to have a minimum depth across its specified minimum width to all Vessel s transiting a body of water. The term not only includes the Deep-dredged Ship-navigable parts of a river leading to Port facilities, but also those lesser channels leading to Boat Port-facilities such as Marina s.
In a larger nautical context, as a geographical place name, the term channel is another word for Strait , which is defined as 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 Island s is typically called a ''channel'' or ''passage''. The English Channel is the strait between England and France . |
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