Jersey Geography - 2022

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

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

land: 116 sq km

water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative

about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries

total: 0 km

Coastline

70 km

Maritime claims

territorial sea: 12 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

highest point: Les Platons 136 m

lowest point: English Channel 0 m

Natural resources

arable land

Land use

agricultural land: 66% (2018 est.)

arable land: 66% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.)

forest: 0% (2018 est.)

other: 34% (2018 est.)

Irrigated land

N/A

Population distribution

fairly even distribution; no notable trends

Natural hazards

very large tidal variation can be hazardous to navigation

Geography - note

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

NOTE: The information regarding Jersey on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Jersey 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Jersey 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.