Jersey Geography 1997

Location Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France

Geographic coordinates 49 15 N, 2 10 W

Map references Europe

Area
total: 117 sq km
land: 117 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries 0 km

Coastline 70 km

Maritime claims
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
territorial sea: 3 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 agricultural land

Land use
arable land : 57%
permanent crops: NA%
permanent pastures: NA%
forests and woodland: NA%
other: 43%

Irrigated land NA sq km

Natural hazards NA

Environment - current issues NA

Environment - international agreements
party to : NA
signed, but not ratified: NA

Geography - note largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of populationconcentrated in Saint Helier

NOTE: The information regarding Jersey on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Jersey Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Jersey Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.