Geography Of Jersey
Map of islands of Bailiwick of Jersey |
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| Geography | |
| Location | English Channel |
| Coordinates | 49°11′24.06″N 2°6′36″W / 49.1900167°N 2.11°W / 49.1900167; -2.11Coordinates: 49°11′24.06″N 2°6′36″W / 49.1900167°N 2.11°W / 49.1900167; -2.11 |
| Archipelago | Channel Islands |
| Area | 119.49 km2 (46.135 sq mi) |
| Length | 9 miles km (Expression error: Unrecognised word "miles". mi) |
| Width | 5 miles km (Expression error: Unrecognised word "miles". mi) |
| Coastline | 70 km (43 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
| Highest point | Les Platons |
| Country | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Crown dependency | Jersey |
| Capital city | Saint Helier |
| Largest city | Saint Helier (pop. 28,310) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 90,800 |
| Density | 782.76 /km2 (2,027.34 /sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | English and Norman-French descent. Portuguese and Polish minorities |
This article describes the geography of Jersey, an island territory in the English Channel. The island of Jersey has an area of 119 square kilometres, with 70 kilometres of coastline. Jersey claims a territorial sea of 3 nmi (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) and an exclusive fishing zone of 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi).
Jersey is the largest and southernmost of the Channel Islands. It is located north of Brittany and west of the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. About 30% of the population of the island is concentrated in Saint Helier.
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