[wiki=ac4c6e640ad42dce9a76e6a2427ff044]Calais[/wiki] (Dutch: Kales) is a city in the [wiki=09fea0474eaf1100ac3b22e7e320bbd9]Nord-Pas de Calais[/wiki] region of [wiki=0309a6c666a7a803fdb9db95de71cf01]France[/wiki]. It is the closest point on the French mainland to [wiki=64f607906be7598a02d75dbc1e979662]England[/wiki]; [wiki=0e6214e162c60c7fcb9a14d015f105d9]Dover[/wiki] lies across the English Channel (La Manche) just 32 km away. The town has a major cross-Channel ferry port, and the French entrance to the Channel Tunnel is nearby.