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Jersey Geography 1996

Affiliation:

(British crown dependency)

Location:

Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France

Map references:

Europe

Area:

total area:

117 sq km

land area:

117 sq km

comparative area:

about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

70 km

Maritime claims:

exclusive fishing zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

3 nm

International disputes:

none

Climate:

temperate; mild winters and cool summers

Terrain:

gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast

Natural resources:

agricultural land

Land use:

arable land:

57%

permanent crops:

NA%

meadows and pastures:

NA%

forest and woodland:

NA%

other:

NA%

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

natural hazards:

international agreements:

Note:

largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier

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