Complex sentence: Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean; due to its shape, it is often referred to in French as' ("The Hexagon").
Split into simpler sentences: Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its shape, it is often referred to in French as' ("The Hexagon").