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Guernsey (/ ˈ ɡ ɜːr n z i / ⓘ GURN-zee; Guernésiais: Guernési; French: Guernesey) is the second largest island in the Channel Islands, located 27 miles (43 km) west of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy.
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This article is about the British crown dependency and island, Guernsey, which is part of the Channel Islands. It provides information on its geography, history, language, economy and culture. The article also mentions other islands in the Channel Islands such as Jersey, Alderney and Sark.
Guernsey is a British crown dependency and island in the English Channel. It is second largest of the Channel Islands with Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou and associated islets forming the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The capital city is St. Peter Port.
English is the principal language for most inhabitants while a small number speak a version of Norman French known as Guernésiais or Guernsey French as their first language. Governmental and judicial proceedings are conducted in English on Guernsey.
Dairy farming with famous breed of cattle largely confined to high land in south while market gardening concentrated mainly in north producing tomatoes, flowers & grapes mostly exported to England .
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Guernsey (en francés: Guernesey; en guerneseyés: Guernésy) es una isla y una jurisdicción de la Bailía de Guernsey ubicada en el canal de la Mancha, al oeste de las costas de Normandía, Francia.
Guernsey is a small island located in the English Channel, approximately 30 miles off the coast of Normandy, France. It is part of the Channel Islands, which also includes Jersey, Sark, Alderney, and a few smaller islands.
Guernsey is the second largest island in the Channel Islands, located some 70 miles (112 kms) south of mainland Britain yet only 27 miles (43 kms) from the coast of France. Guernsey provides the visitor with a kaleidoscope of sensory stimuli.
Guernsey. The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the Channel Islands. Guernsey itself is the main island, some 50 miles west of the Cotentin Peninsula in France. Map. Directions. Satellite. Photo Map. gov.gg. Wikivoyage. Wikipedia. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
21 de may. de 2024 · Background. Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Duchy of Normandy, which held sway in both France and England. The islands were the only British soil that Germany occupied in World War II. The Bailiwick of Guernsey consists of the main island of Guernsey and a number of smaller islands ...
