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Geography of Jersey

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This article describes the geography of Jersey.

; Location:

Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
; Geographic coordinates:
49° 15′ N, 2° 10′ W
; Map references:
Europe
; Area:
Land: 116 km²
Water: 0 km²
; 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 km²
; Natural hazards:
NA
; Environment--current issues:
NA
; Geography--note:
Largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier

See also: Jersey