Kent
county of England, UK / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kent is a county in England. It is just to the south-east of London and is on the coast.
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Kent | |
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Motto: Invicta | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | South East England |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time) |
Ceremonial county | |
Area | [convert: needs a number] |
• Ranked | of 48 |
• Ranked | of 48 |
Density | [convert: needs a number] |
Ethnicity | 96.9% White 1.9% Asian |
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The sea to the East of Kent is the North Sea. The sea south of Kent is the English Channel.
France is opposite Kent on the other side of The Channel. At the most narrow point, between Dover, Calais and Cape Gris-Nez, the Channel is only 21 miles (34 km) wide. Dover is one of the main ports in Kent. From here many ferries sail to and from France.