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 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 70 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone:
12 nm
territorial sea:
3 nm
Climate: temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Terrain: gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Elevation extremes:
lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Les Platons 143 m
Natural resources: arable land
Land use:
arable land:
66%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
34%
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Natural hazards: NA
Environment - current issues: NA
Geography - note: largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier