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JerseyGeography
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Location: |
Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
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Geographic coordinates: |
49 15 N, 2 10 W
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Europe
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Area: |
total: 116 sq km
land: 116 sq km
water: 0 sq km
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Area - comparative: |
about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC
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Land boundaries: |
0 km
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Coastline: |
70 km
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
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Climate: |
temperate; mild winters and cool summers
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Terrain: |
gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 143 m
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Natural resources: |
arable land
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Land use: |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2001)
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Irrigated land: |
NA sq km
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Natural hazards: |
NA
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Environment - current issues: |
NA
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Geography - note: |
largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
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More about Jersey:
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