The Forest is located in the South of Guernsey. It borders St Peter's in the West, St Saviour's in the North-West, St Andrew's in the North and St Martin's in the East.
Beaches
The South coast is mostly made up of cliffs but the beaches in The Forest include:
Portlet (Innaccessable from land; you have to swim to it from Petit Bôt or go by boat)
Part of Petit Bôt (Pronounced 'Petty Bow')
Relief
The land is very high up, with altitudes of about 100m (the highest in the island) The only low areas are at the coast, where there are steep cliffs.
Features
The features of the parish include:
A cliff walk along the South coast
Guernsey Airport (The terminal has very recently been rebuilt and the IATA airport code is GCI.)
Guernsey's highest point
Main roads
The following main roads (listed from West-East) provide important links between The Forest and the other parishes:
Rue De Manoir (Leads to Torteval)
Rue De Farras (Leads to St Peter's)
Route Des Blicqs(leads to St Andrew's, St Peter Port and the North of the island)
Forest Road (leads to St Martin's)
The following main roads (listed from West-East) are also very important as they provide access to the Parish Centre and the Airport:
Guernsey's decision was mainly related to the higher proportion of Calvinists and other Reformed churches, as well as Charles I's refusal to take up the case of some Guernsey seamen who had been captured by the Barbary corsairs.
Guernsey is situated 30 miles (48 km) west of France's Normandy coast and 75 miles (121 km) south of Weymouth in England and lies in the Gulf of St Malo.
The national animals of the island of Guernsey are the donkey and the Guernsey cow.
The switches are around the corner." The flip of a switch reveals 23 dioramas -- the Harvard Forest Models -- embedded in the four walls of the cavernous room.
The miniature scenes of forests and farms glow invitingly.
This series of models continues, depicting the expansion of farming in New England, the subsequent abandonment of fields in the mid-1800s, and, ultimately, the regrowth of forests.
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