Which is the third largest of the Channel Islands?
"a polished stone pendant. Alderney has a cist, or burial chamber named Roc à l’Epine dating from 4,000 BC. On Sark, there is a terraced area that dates from the late Stone Age (c.2,400 BC). Herm contains at least eight known visible tombs with another seven suspected. Jethou has a menhir. ""1,800 BC –1,100 BC"" ""1,100 BC-500 AD "" ""50 BC – 450 AD"" The Roman name for the Channel Islands was ""I. Lenuri"" (Lenur Islands) and is included in the Peutinger Table ""450 AD to 1000 AD"" ""1000 AD - 1300 AD"" The wealth of the Dukes of Normandy"
"Alderney Alderney (; ; Auregnais: ""Aoeur'gny"") is the northernmost of the inhabited Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. It is long and wide. The area is , making it the third-largest island of the Channel Islands, and the second largest in the Bailiwick. It is around from the west of La Hague on the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy, in France, from the north-east of Guernsey and from the south coast of Great Britain. It is the closest of the Channel Islands to the United Kingdom. It is separated from Cap de la Hague"
"Saint Helier Saint Helier (; ) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. St Helier has a population of about 33,500, roughly 34.2% of the total population of Jersey, and is the capital of the Island (although Government House is situated in St Saviour). The urban area of the parish of St Helier makes up most of the largest town in Jersey, although some of the town area is situated in adjacent St Saviour, with suburbs sprawling into St Lawrence and St Clement. The greater part of St Helier"
"Stadium, swimming pools, pétanque pitches, and badminton. Motor sports events take place on roads in the Parish as well as an annual Town Criterium, and the start and finish of the Jersey Marathon. The parish has hosted the Jersey Battle of Flowers carnival since 1902. Saint Helier Saint Helier (; ) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. St Helier has a population of about 33,500, roughly 34.2% of the total population of Jersey, and is the capital of the Island (although Government House is situated in St Saviour)."
"Joan, 1998. Balleine’s History of Jersey. Chichester: Phillimore. BOLEAT, Mark, 2010. Jersey’s population – a history. www.boleat.com. STATES OF JERSEY, 2010. Jersey’s Resident Population 2009. Jersey's population Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands, occupying 116 km in the English Channel, geographically part of France but a British Crown dependency. Unusually for a small island Jersey has been characterised by large scale inward and outward migration and significant changes in the total population over relatively short periods of time. Immigration has come from Britain, France, and more recently Portugal and Poland, while a high proportion of young Jersey people"
"around 1830, possibly first by the Royal Navy as a collective name for the islands. The term refers only the archipelago to the west of the Cotentin Peninsula. The Isle of Wight, for example, is not a ""Channel Island"" (though, being in the Channel, it remains a ""Channel island""). The two major islands are Jersey and Guernsey. They make up 99% of the population and 92% of the area. The permanently inhabited islands of the Channel Islands and their population and area are: There are also several uninhabited islets. Four are part of the Bailiwick of Jersey: These lie off"
"the Channel Islands, the German military placed anti-aircraft guns on the tower. Today, although the site is open to visitors, the tower is closed. The tower holds a light operated by the Guernsey Harbour Authority. The island is home to a breeding colony of common terns. An obelisk was erected on Bréhon in 1744 to serve as a sea mark. However the lack of visibility of the obelisk led to its replacement in 1824 by a tower 40 ft high and 34 ft in circumference, topped by a globe. During the tenure (1803–1813) of Lieutenant Governor General Sir John Doyle,"
"two bailiwicks is a matter of long-running debate, especially as most of the content is broadcast from Jersey. Channel Television produces a daily news programme, Channel Report. The BBC also produce a twice daily news programme in Jersey for the Channel Islands. Spotlight Channel Islands is a 12-minute sub-opt of their main Spotlight South West programme and broadcasts at 18:30 and 22:30 Monday to Friday. The Spotlight Channel Islands broadcast is manned by a team of Video Journalists split between the two islands with the main studio facilities in Jersey. There are also now facilities for live broadcasts from Guernsey."
"Calais Calais (, , ; ; ; ) is a city and major ferry port in northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's prefecture is its third-largest city of Arras. The population of the metropolitan area at the 2010 census was 126,395. Calais overlooks the Strait of Dover, the narrowest point in the English Channel, which is only wide here, and is the closest French town to England. The White Cliffs of Dover can easily be seen on a clear day from"
"the Great Island Channel Special Area of Conservation (overseen by the National Parks and Wildlife Service). The latter, the Great Island Special Area of Conservation, proposes conservation controls (including aquaculture limits) to protect the animal and bird habitats of the area's salt marshes. While larger fish species are less common in the Great Island Special Area of Conservation, a large blue shark was recorded just off the island in mid-2018. Great Island Great Island () is an island in Cork Harbour, at the mouth of the River Lee in Ireland. The largest town on the island is Cobh, and the"
"Music of the Channel Islands The Channel Islands are located in the English Channel, by Normandy, France. The two bailiwicks, Guernsey and Jersey, are not a part of the United Kingdom, but since the 20th century are majority English-speaking and part of the British cultural sphere. They also share a historic cultural (and musical) identity with the people of Normandy. Little is known of the history of music in the islands. The Reformation brought Calvinism to the islands and the later strong influence of Methodism suppressed dancing and secular music. A number of traditional songs and dances have been recorded,"
"Cay Sal Bank Cay Sal Bank () is the third largest (after Great Bahama Bank and Little Bahama Bank) and the westernmost of the Bahama Banks. It is located between 23º27'N - 24º10'N and 079º25'W – 080º35'W. In a geographical sense, it is separate from the Bahamas proper as it is much closer to Cuba (from which it is separated by Nicholas Channel, at a distance of ) than to the closest Bahamanian island. It is separated by Santaren Channel from the Great Bahama Bank, the western rim of which is to the east. The Straits of Florida separate it"
"Jersey's population Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands, occupying 116 km in the English Channel, geographically part of France but a British Crown dependency. Unusually for a small island Jersey has been characterised by large scale inward and outward migration and significant changes in the total population over relatively short periods of time. Immigration has come from Britain, France, and more recently Portugal and Poland, while a high proportion of young Jersey people have emigrated. Human occupation of Jersey first occurred during glacial times, with the earliest reliable dated human occupation going back around 250,000 years. Renouf (1989)"
"Franklin Island (Greenland) Franklin Island () is one of three islands located in Kennedy Channel of Nares Strait in the high Arctic and is part of the Qaasuitsup municipality, Greenland. Franklin Island is the largest of a group of three islands that includes Crozier Island and Hans Island as well. The former is also part of Greenland, whilst the latter's ownership is disputed between Denmark and Canada. It is located c. north of Cape Constitution (). It is predominantly light brown in colour, very steep-sided, flat topped, and rises to a height of on the Southeast side. Th island is"
"Santa Cruz Island Santa Cruz Island (Spanish: ""Isla Santa Cruz"", Chumash: ""Limuw"" is the largest of the eight islands in the Channel Islands and also the largest island in California, located off the coast of California. The island, in the northern group of the Channel Islands, is long and from wide with an area of . Santa Cruz Island is located within Santa Barbara County, California. The coastline has steep cliffs, gigantic sea caves, coves, and sandy beaches. Defined by the United States Census Bureau as Block 3000, Block Group 3, Census Tract 29.10 of Santa Barbara County, the 2000"
"lock channel is Sashes Island and the channel furthest from Cookham is Hedsor Water, the original navigation channel, which was blocked by the weir in 1830 when the lock was opened, causing loss of trade to then owner Lord Boston. Formosa Island Formosa Island is an island in the River Thames in England at Cookham Lock near Cookham, Berkshire, with two smaller adjacent islands. The island is one of the largest on the non-tidal river Thames with of woodland. It can be reached by footbridge from Cookham. It is between two of the four channels in the river at Cookham,"
"Channel Islands in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms Between 1642 and 1651 the Channel Islands were involved in an eleven-year-long, wide-scale armed conflict known as the English Civil War, between the Parliamentarians (nicknamed pejoratively as the Roundheads) and Royalists (nicknamed the Cavaliers) over, principally, the manner of England's government and the amount of power the monarch should be able to wield. For the most part, Jersey remained loyal to the Crown (even sheltering the future Charles II of England on two separate occasions in 1646 and 1649), whereas Guernsey, with the exception of Castle Cornet, was under Parliamentarian control."
"Name of Jersey Jersey (, , Jèrriais: ""Jèrri"" ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (), is a British crown dependency. The Channel Islands are mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary as the following: ""Sarnia"", ""Caesarea"", ""Barsa"", ""Silia"" and ""Andium"", but Jersey cannot be identified specifically because none corresponds directly to the present names. Furthermore, later records evoke ""Angia"" (also spelled ""Agna"" ). ""Andium"" is a Latinized version of the Gaulish (Celtic) ""*Andion"", with ""and-"" the Gaulish intensive prefix meaning ""very"", ""much"", ""big"". ""Andium"" roughly translates as ""big Island"", Jersey being the largest of the Channel Islands. The spelling ""Angia"" could be"
"by the island with several countries, including: the United States of America (2002); the Netherlands (2007); Denmark, the Faroes, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Sweden and Norway (2008); the United Kingdom, France, Australia and New Zealand (2009); Portugal (2010); People's Republic of China, Turkey, Mexico, Canada, Indonesia, Czech Republic, South Africa, Argentina, and India (2011); Brazil and Latvia (2013). In September 2010 a Channel Islands Brussels Office was set up jointly by the two Bailiwicks to develop the Channel Islands' influence with the EU, to advise the Channel Islands' governments on European matters, and to promote economic links with the EU. On"
"Lundy Lundy () is the largest island in the Bristol Channel. It lies off the coast of Devon, England, about a third of the distance across the channel from Devon to South Wales. Lundy gives its name to a British sea area and is one of the islands of England. Lundy has been designated by Natural England as national character area 159, one of England's natural regions. Lundy is included in the district of Torridge with a resident population of 28 people in 2007; these include a warden, a ranger, an island manager, a farmer, bar and house-keeping staff and"
"Driftwood"". Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands ( or ) is an autonomous British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located to the south of Cuba and northeast of Honduras, between Jamaica and the Yucatán Peninsula. The total population of the three islands is approximately . The capital city is George Town, situated on Grand Cayman. The Cayman Islands is considered to be part of the geographic Western Caribbean Zone as well as the Greater Antilles. The territory is often considered a major world"
"Co-operative Wholesale Society), the largest consumer co-operative in the world. Channel Islands Co-operative Society The Channel Islands' Co-operative Society is a long-established consumer co-operative with stores in the Channel Islands. Its head office is located in Saint Helier in Jersey. The Jersey Co-operative Society was formed in 1919 and the Guernsey Co-operative Society followed in 1947. Both predecessors were supported by a CWS supervisory committee, which meant their accounts were liable to UK taxation. Growing objection to this persuaded the CWS to propose a merger which led to the incorporation of the Channel Islands' Society in 1955. In August 2013,"
"Ireland Ireland (; ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth. Politically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. In 2011, the population of Ireland was about 6.6 million, ranking it the second-most populous island in Europe after Great Britain."
"30,000 people attended in 2017, the number has been growing year on year. HMS Mersey was due to attend the show but was called away at the last minute for operational duties. Exhibitions and displays The exhibitors at the show consist of yacht and watercraft manufacturers, chandlers, boat owners, lifestyle stalls and catering stalls. Jersey Boat Show The Barclays Jersey Boat Show is the largest maritime event, as well as the largest free event held in the Channel Islands, and is organised by ""Ports of Jersey"". The first event was held in May 2008, with the 2017 edition celebrating the"
"""British Islands, Bailiwick of Jersey"" or ""British Islands, Bailiwick of Guernsey"". Under the provisions of Protocol Three, Channel Islanders who do not have a close connection with the UK (no parent or grandparent from the UK, and have never been resident in the UK for a five-year period) do not automatically benefit from the EU provisions on free movement within the EU, and their passports receive an endorsement to that effect. This affects only a minority of islanders. Under the UK Interpretation Act 1978, the Channel Islands are deemed to be part of the British Islands, not to be confused"
"named Isle of Wight. Other notable examples include: The Isle of Wight was: Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight (; also referred to informally as The Island or abbreviated to IoW) is a county and the largest and second-most populous island in England. It is in the English Channel, between 2 and 5 miles off the coast of Hampshire, separated by the Solent. The island has resorts that have been holiday destinations since Victorian times, and is known for its mild climate, coastal scenery, and verdant landscape of fields, downland and chines. The island has been home to the"
"Les Hanois Les Hanois reef, a group of rocks to the south-west of Guernsey also known as Hanoveaux, are the westernmost point of the Channel Islands. The reef has claimed many shipwrecks over the centuries, such as """" () in 1807. See List of shipwrecks in the Channel Islands. It is the location of the Les Hanois Lighthouse operated by Trinity House which was built in 1862 from Cornish granite using a novel dovetail system to lock each stone with two others. It was built in the hope of reducing the number of ships being lost on the reef on"
"are broadcast from the Frémont Point transmitting station. A local television service was called Channel Islands Live started transmitting in early 2016, from the studios at Dorset Street, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. There are several local newspapers including the ""Guernsey Press"" and the ""Jersey Evening Post"" and magazines. Jersey always operated its own telephone services independently of Britain's national system, Guernsey established its own telephone service in 1968. Both islands still form part of the British telephone numbering plan, but Ofcom on the mainlines does not have responsibility for telecommunications regulatory and licensing issues on the islands. It is"
"microbiological colonies known as hypoliths, from their tendency to take hold under (""hypo"") stones (""lith""). Cornwallis Island (Nunavut) Cornwallis Island is one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic. It lies to the west of Devon Island and at its greatest length is about . At in size, it is the 96th largest island in the world, and Canada's 21st largest island. Cornwallis Island is separated by the Wellington Channel from Devon Island, and by the Parry Channel from Somerset Island to the south. Northwest of"
"about 11,000 years ago, the four northern Channel Islands were one large island, so the ancestral island scrub jay must have been present on all four islands initially, but became extinct on Santa Rosa, San Miguel and Anacapa after they were separated by rising sea levels. The island scrub jay is found only on Santa Cruz Island, the largest of California's Channel Islands with an area of 250 km (96 mi). The island is a nature reserve, the eastern 24% being administered by National Park Service as the part of the Channel Islands National Park and the rest of the"
"Channel Islands National Park Channel Islands National Park is an American national park that consists of five of the eight Channel Islands off the coast of the U.S. state of California, in the Pacific Ocean. Although the islands are close to the shore of densely populated Southern California, their isolation has left them relatively undeveloped. The park covers 249,561 acres (100,994 ha) of which 79,019 acres (31,978 ha) are owned by the federal government. The Nature Conservancy owns and manages 76% of Santa Cruz Island, the largest island in the park. Channel Islands National Park is home to a wide"
"Channel Islands. It was announced on 4 October 2012 that Condor Logistics would close its operations with the loss of about 180 jobs (110 in the UK, 50 in Jersey and 20 in Guernsey). The move was blamed on changes to LVCR affecting the Channel Islands. The Channel Islands have no say over the operation of Low Value Consignment Relief as they are not members of the EU and the relief is granted to the importer of the goods and not the exporter. However, the Channel Islands, whilst having no direct influence on the tax policies of the UK government,"
"Cornwallis Island (Nunavut) Cornwallis Island is one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic. It lies to the west of Devon Island and at its greatest length is about . At in size, it is the 96th largest island in the world, and Canada's 21st largest island. Cornwallis Island is separated by the Wellington Channel from Devon Island, and by the Parry Channel from Somerset Island to the south. Northwest of Cornwallis Island lies Little Cornwallis Island, the biggest of a group of small islands at"