Jersey Geography Profile 2009

Location

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

Geographic coordinates

49 15 N, 2 10 W

Map references

Europe

Area

total: 116 sq km
land: 116 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative

about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries

0 km

Coastline

70 km

Maritime claims

territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 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

arable land

Land use

arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2005)

Irrigated land

NA

Natural hazards

NA

Environment - current issues

NA

Geography - note

largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier