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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When the largest fire recorded in the history of Channel Islands National Park erupted on Santa Rosa Island in May, observers feared for the park’s rare Torrey pines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 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
A partial solar eclipse is set to be visible across the South West and Channel Islands on Wednesday evening.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Coast and Geodetic Survey—represented here by topographical views of the Santa Barbara Channel Islands in California—Whistler learned the art of etching, which would prove essential to his creative process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Contemporaneously with the Act of Parliament regulating the penny post was passed another establishing a post to the Channel Islands.
From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Herbert Joyce
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