Les Casquets

Les Casquets
Aerial view of Les Casquets
Map
Geography
LocationEnglish Channel, northwest of Alderney
Coordinates49°43′19″N 2°22′37″W / 49.72194°N 2.37694°W / 49.72194; -2.37694
Administration
Demographics
Population0 (2007)
Location map of Les Casquets
18th century Alderney map, showing details of Les Casquets in the west

Les Casquets or (The) Casquets (/kæsˈkɛts/ kas-KETS) is a group of rocks eight miles (13 km) northwest of Alderney in the Channel Islands; they are administered by the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The rocks are part of an underwater sandstone ridge. Other parts which emerge above the water are the islets of Burhou and Ortac. Little vegetation grows on them.