Les Minquiers, Les Mîntchièrs, The Minkies | |
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 La Maîtr' Île | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | English Channel |
| Coordinates | 48°58′14″N 02°03′43″W / 48.97056°N 2.06194°W |
| Major islands | Maîtresse Île / Maîtr' Île Les Maisons |
| Administration | |
Jersey | |
| Parish | Grouville |
| Demographics | |
| Population | none permanent |
| Official name | Les Minquiers, Jersey |
| Designated | 2 February 2005 |
| Reference no. | 1456[1] |
The Minquiers (Les Minquiers; in Jèrriais: Les Mîntchièrs ; known as "the Minkies" in local English) are a group of islands and rocks, about 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Jersey. They form part of the Bailiwick of Jersey.[2] They are administratively part of the Parish of Grouville, and of its Vingtaine La Rocque.[3]
The rock shelf around the Minquiers has a larger surface area than Jersey itself, but at high tide only a few of the main heads remain above water.[4] The largest of these is Maîtresse, which is about 50 m (55 yd) long and 20 m (22 yd) wide and has about ten stone cottages in various states of repair. These are the most southerly buildings in the British Isles; but they have no permanent inhabitants; though fishermen, vraic (seaweed used for fertilizer) collectors, yachtsmen, kayakers, and even radio amateurs[5] make summer landfall.[2]
- ^ "Les Minquiers, Jersey". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Les Minquiers (GH): 2007". Cambridge University Wireless Society. 2007. Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ "Christian Fleury, Henry Johnson: The Minquiers and Écréhous in spatial context: contemporary issues and cross perspectives on border islands, reefs and rocks. In: Island Studies Journal, Vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 163 – 180, Nov. 2015" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ "Jersey Birds". web page. www.jerseybirds.co.uk. 2010. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "MJ0X/GB0LMI activity". Archived from the original on 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2013-10-11.