channel islands

     

The Channel Islans (Norman: Îles d'la Manche, French: Îles Anglo-Normandes or Îles de la Manche) are a group of islands in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They comprise two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey, both British Crown dependencies, and have a total population of about 160,000. The respective capitals, St. Peter Port and St. Helier have populations of 16,488 and 28,310. The Channel Islands are not part of the UK.

Trivia about channel islands

  • Saint Helier on Jersey is the largest town in this British island group
  • This group of islands off the northern coast of France was the only British soil occupied by the Germans in WWII
  • For administrative purposes, this island group is divided into 2 bailiwicks: Jersey & Guernsey
  • This island group off France was once a part of the dukedom of Normandy
  • Guernsey is one of Britain's islands called these; Santa Catalina is one of California's
  • New Jersey was named for an isle in this British island group
  • California's Santa Catalina Island, like the U.K.'s Guernsey, belongs to a group called this
  • The only part of the U.K. occupied by the Germans in WWII; the French call them Iles Normandes
  • Chief Pleas is the parliament of Sark, one of these islands between England & France
  • In 1600 Raleigh was appointed governor of Jersey, part of this island group

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