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Area > A note includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands |
Area > Comparative about one-half the size of Washington, DC |
Area > Comparative to US places about one-half the size of Washington, DC |
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Area > Land
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78 sq km |
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[220th of 238]
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Area > Note includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands |
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Area > Total
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78 sq km |
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[232nd of 250]
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Area > Water
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0 sq km |
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[173rd of 239]
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Climate temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast |
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Coastline
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50 km |
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[197th of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point unnamed location on Sark 114 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
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Geographic coordinates
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49 28 N, 2 35 W |
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Geography > Note large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port |
Location Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France |
Map references Europe |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive fishing zone
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12 nautical mile |
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[30th of 33]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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3 nautical mile |
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[179th of 191]
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Natural resources
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cropland |
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Population density
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337.04 people per sqkm |
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[29th of 256]
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Terrain mostly level with low hills in southwest |