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: | total: 116 sq km land: 116 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative: | about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries: | 0 km |
Coastline: | 70 km |
Maritime claims: | territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 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: unnamed location 143 m |
Natural resources: | arable land |
Land use: | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005) |
Irrigated land: | NA |
Natural hazards: | NA |
Environment - current issues: | NA |
Geography - note: | largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier |