Jersey: Background & Geography

Introduction Jersey
Background:
 The island of Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II.
Geography Jersey
Location:
 Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
Geographic coordinates:
 49 15 N, 2 10 W
Map references:
 Europe
Area:
 total: 116 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 116 sq km
Area - comparative:
 about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
 0 km
Coastline:
 70 km
Maritime claims - as described in UNCLOS 1982 (see Notes and Definitions):
 territorial sea: 3 NM
exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM
Climate:
 temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Terrain:
 gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Elevation extremes:
 lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 143 m
Natural resources:
 arable land
Land use:
 arable land: NEGL%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (1998 est.)
Irrigated land:
 NA sq km
Natural hazards:
 NA
Environment - current issues:
 NA
Geography - note:
 largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier

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