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Location:
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Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
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Geographic coordinates:
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49 15 N, 2 10 W
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Map references:
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europe
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Area:
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total: 116 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 116 sq km
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Area - comparative:
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about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
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Land boundaries:
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0 km
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Coastline:
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70 km
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Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
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Climate:
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temperate; mild winters and cool summers
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Terrain:
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gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 143 m
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Natural resources:
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arable land
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Land use:
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arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2001)
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Irrigated land:
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NA sq km
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Natural hazards:
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NA
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Environment - current issues:
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NA
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Geography - note:
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largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
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