Geography of Jersey

Jersey
Native name:
Jèrri
Map of islands of Bailiwick of Jersey
Jersey is located in France
Jersey
Jersey
Geography
LocationEnglish Channel
Coordinates49°11′24.06″N 2°6′36″W / 49.1900167°N 2.11000°W / 49.1900167; -2.11000
ArchipelagoChannel Islands
Area119.49 km2 (46.14 sq mi)
Length14 km (8.7 mi)
Width8 km (5 mi)
Coastline70 km (43 mi)
Highest elevation143 m (469 ft)
Highest pointLes Platons
Administration
United Kingdom
Crown dependencyJersey
Capital citySaint Helier
Largest settlementSaint Helier
Demographics
Population99,500[1] (2013)
Pop. density819/km2 (2121/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsEnglish and Norman-French descent. Portuguese and Polish minorities

Jersey (Jèrriais: Jèrri) is the largest of the Channel Islands, an island archipelago in the St. Malo bight[2] in the western English Channel. It has a total area of 120 square kilometres (46 sq mi) and is part of the British Isles archipelago. It lies 22 kilometres (12 nmi; 14 mi) from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy, France and about 161 kilometres (87 nmi; 100 mi) from the south coast of Great Britain. Jersey lies within longitude -2° W and latitude 49° N.

It has a coastline of 70 kilometres and no land connections to any other territories. 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) and shares maritime borders with the Bailiwick of Guernsey to the north and France to the south and east.

Jersey is the main island of the Bailiwick of Jersey, which also consists of islet groups known as Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, Les Dirouilles and Les Pierres de Lecq.

It is a highly densely populated territory, being the 13th most densely populated country or territory. About 30% of the population of the island is concentrated in the parish of Saint Helier, which contains the main town of the island.

  1. ^ "2011 census results". Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
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