Geography of Guernsey
Location: | Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France |
Geographic coordinates: | 49 28 N, 2 35 W |
Map references: | Europe |
Area: | total: 78 sq km land: 78 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands |
Area - comparative: | about one-half the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries: | 0 km |
Coastline: | 50 km |
Maritime claims: | territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm |
Climate: | temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast |
Terrain: | mostly level with low hills in southwest |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m |
Natural resources: | cropland |
Land use: | arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% other: NA% |
Irrigated land: | NA |
Natural hazards: | NA |
Environment - current issues: | NA |
Geography - note: | large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port |