Geography of Guernsey

Location: Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France.

Geographic coordinates: 49 28 N, 2 35 W

Area: total: 78 sq km; land: 78 sq km; water: 0 sq km
note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 50 km

Maritime claims: territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm

Climate: temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast

Terrain: mostly level with low hills in southwest

Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed elevation on Sark 114 m

Natural resources: cropland

Land use: arable land: NA; permanent crops: NA; other: NA

Irrigated land: NA

Natural hazards: NA

Environment - current issues: NA

Geography - note: large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port.