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image = English Channel location map.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" image1 = Relief Map of English Channel.png An alternative map image, usually a relief map, which can be displayed via the relief or AlternativeMap parameters; top = 52 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 48 Latitude at bottom edge ...
This is a list of islands within the Channel Islands in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. This group of islands includes the Bailiwick of Guernsey , the Bailiwick of Jersey and Chausey .
The Channel Islands [note 1] are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy.They are divided into two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, which is the largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller islands.
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English: Location map of the Channel Islands. Geographic limits of the map: N: 49.8° N; S: 48.95° N; ... Location map Channel Islands; Usage on lv.wikipedia.org
By the eighteenth century, the name English Channel was in common usage in England. Following the Acts of Union 1707, this was replaced in official maps and documents with British Channel or British Sea for much of the next century. However, the term English Channel remained popular and was finally in official usage by the nineteenth century. [11]
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It lies in the English Channel, about 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy, France, and about 87 nautical miles (161 km; 100 mi) south of Great Britain. [f] It is the largest and southernmost of the Channel Islands and part of the British Isles, with a maximum land elevation of 143 m (469 ft) above sea level ...