Channel Islands
Americanplural noun
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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).
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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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New schools like UC Merced and Cal State Channel Islands have been draws for Latino students who are often the first in their families to attend college.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Aug. 28 from the driver of a 30-foot pleasure craft 88 miles off of Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Jersey Tiger moths, once more strongly associated with the Channel Islands, have increasingly been recorded further north, while Hummingbird Hawk-moths are also being seen regularly in Hertfordshire.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The strongest winds of the weekend are expected on Saturday across southern counties of England and Wales as well as the Channel Islands.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
This is exclusive of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, which together would add 193,647 acres or 302 sq. miles more to the area.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
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