Geography of Jersey

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

Geographic coordinates: 49 15 N, 2 10 W

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

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 elevation 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.