<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> English Channel </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Western Europe ; between the Celtic Sea and North Sea </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> Coordinates : 50 ° N 02 ° W ﻿ / ﻿ 50 ° N 2 ° W ﻿ / 50 ; - 2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Part of </Th> <Td> Atlantic Ocean </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Primary inflows </Th> <Td> River Exe , River Seine , River Test , River Tamar , River Somme </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Basin countries </Th> <Td> United Kingdom France Guernsey Jersey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max. length </Th> <Td> 560 km ( 350 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max . width </Th> <Td> 240 km ( 150 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Surface area </Th> <Td> 75,000 km ( 29,000 sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Average depth </Th> <Td> 63 m ( 207 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max . depth </Th> <Td> 174 m ( 571 ft ) at Hurd 's Deep </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Salinity </Th> <Td> 3.4 -- 3.5 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max . temperature </Th> <Td> 15 ° C ( 59 ° F ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Min . temperature </Th> <Td> 5 ° C ( 41 ° F ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Islands </Th> <Td> Île de Bréhat , Île de Batz , Chausey , Tatihou , Îles Saint - Marcouf , Isle of Wight , Jersey , Guernsey , Alderney , Sark , Herm </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Settlements </Th> <Td> Bournemouth , Brighton , Plymouth , Portsmouth , Calais , Le Havre </Td> </Tr> </Table>
what is the average depth of the english channel
63 m ( 207 ft )