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

But before it was vanquished, the blaze chewed through about a third of the island, one of five that comprise Channel Islands National Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

Santa Rosa Island is one of five Channel Islands situated off the southern coast of California.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

It is found from time to time in various parts of the country, breeding in Kent, Sussex and the Channel Islands, but is most abundant on the shores of the Mediterranean.

From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.