Channel Islands

American  

[chan-l ahy-luhndz] / ˈtʃæn l ˈaɪ ləndz /

plural noun

1. a British island group in the English Channel, near the coast of France, consisting of Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, and smaller islands. 76 square miles (198 square kilometers).

2. an island group off southern California’s Pacific coast, along the channel just south of Santa Barbara: an eight-island archipelago used for U.S. military training and testing, and noted for numerous endemic species and ecological diversity. 351 square miles (909 square kilometers).

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Channel Islands British  

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the English Channel, off the NW coast of France, consisting of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Brechou or Brecqhou, Sark, Herm, Jethou, and Lihou (all between them representing the United Kingdom Crown Dependencies of the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey) - the only part of the duchy of Normandy remaining to Britain - and the Roches Douvres and the Îles Chausey (which belong to France). Pop: 149 878 (2001). Area: 194 sq km (75 sq miles)

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Channel Islands

Two of the biggest fuel providers in the Channel Islands have said pump prices are steadily falling.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

What happened in the Channel Islands during WW2?

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Santa Rosa Island is also home to a lizard species found on three of the Channel Islands, a spotted skunk endemic to two Channel Islands, a unique island fox subspecies and several uncommon birds.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

The Santa Rosa fire also continued to burn on the eponymous island located within the Channel Islands National Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

The granite forms are somewhat wilder and more fantastic than those in the Channel Islands.

From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by Hart, H. C.