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How the world's longest underwater tunnel was built - Alex Gendler

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Flanked by two powerful nations, the English Channel has long been one of the world’s most important maritime passages. Yet for most of its history, crossing was a dangerous prospect. Engineers proposed numerous plans for spanning the gap, including a design for an underwater passage more than twice the length of any existing tunnel. Alex Gendler details the creation of the Channel Tunnel.

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Educator
Alex Gendler
Director
Bruno Simões
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Animator
Laura Portolés
Music
Aurélien Vieira Lino
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Associate Editorial Producer
Dan Kwartler
Fact-Checker
Eden Girma

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