The CHUNNEL
March 12th, 2010 | Author: kim
How do you like to travel by train with the Atlantic Ocean over your head?
Well, try the ‘Chunnel’ (channel and tunnel), a 31-mile long tunnel that links England to other countries in Europe.
It was built under the English Channel (part of the Atlantic Ocean) 330 feet below the water’s surface.
It took 8 years, 15 billion dollars and 10 thousand workers to make the 3 tunnels (2 for traveling, and 1 for emergency). Workers dug from both England and France and they met in the middle.
Isn’t that cool?
adapted from Scholastic Reading Skills Kit
photos borrowed from kinglyheirs.com and flickr.com
ay ayaw kong sumakay sa train na yan, baka gumuho matabunana ako, actually takot talaga ako sa mga tunnels. Noong nasa Chicago pa ako, ayaw na ayaw ko sumasakay sa train na dumadaan sa subway, feeling ko nasasakal ako sa loob. closrtophobic yata ako, kahti sa elevator kapag matagal bumukas gusto ko ng mag panic eh.