List of islands of the Bailiwick of Jersey

La Motte
Icho and Icho tower, centre distance
L'Île au Guerdain, low tide
Foreground: Île Agois; background: Les Pierres de Lecq
Le Long Êtchet

The Bailiwick of Jersey (Jèrriais: Bailliage dé Jèrri) is a British Crown dependency off the French coast of Normandy.

As well as the island of Jersey itself, the Bailiwick includes[1] the nearly uninhabited islands of:

To be fair, it is a very generous interpretation to call any of the above named entities "Islands". Most are no more than uninhabitable rocks jutting out of the sea. Les Écréhous are habitable; the rest would require a hardy individual to even attempt habitation.

References

  1. Coysh, Victor (1985). Channel Islets. Guernsey: Guernsey Press. ISBN 0902550128.
  2. "Les Minquiers, Jersey". Ramsar.
  3. "Les Écrehous & Les Dirouilles, Jersey". Ramsar.
  4. "Les Pierres de Lecq". Ramsar.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Stevens, Arthur & Stevens (1986). Jersey Place Names. Jersey. ISBN 0-901897-17-5.


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