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Jersey - Geography | | Jersey - Geography: Encyclopedia II - Jersey - Geography | | Main article: Geography of Jersey
Jersey is an island measuring 118.2 km² (65,569 vergee / 46 sq. mi.), including reclaimed land and intertidal zone. It lies in the English Channel, approximately 22.5 km (12 mi.) from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy, France, and 161km (100 mi. approx.) south of Great Britain. It is the largest and southernmost of the Channel Islands.
The climate is temperate with mild winters and cool summers, it also averages the most sunshine per year in the British Isles. The terrain consists of a plateau sloping from long sandy bays in the south to rugged cliffs in the north. The plateau is cut by va ...
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| | | Jersey: Encyclopedia II - Jersey - Geography
Jersey - Geography
Main article: Geography of Jersey
Jersey is an island measuring 118.2 km² (65,569 vergee / 46 sq. mi.), including reclaimed land and intertidal zone. It lies in the English Channel, approximately 22.5 km (12 mi.) from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy, France, and 161km (100 mi. approx.) south of Great Britain. It is the largest and southernmost of the Channel Islands.
The climate is temperate with mild winters and cool summers, it also averages the most sunshine per year in the British Isles. The terrain consists of a plateau sloping from long sandy bays in the south to rugged cliffs in the north. The plateau is cut by valleys running generally north-south.
Politically, Jersey is divided into 12 parishes, all having access to the sea and mostly named after saints:
- Saint Helier
- Saint Saviour
- Saint Clement
- Grouville (historically Saint Martin de Grouville)
- Saint Martin (historically Saint Martin le Vieux)
- Trinity
- Saint John
- Saint Mary
- Saint Ouen
- Saint Peter
- Saint Brelade
- Saint Lawrence
The parishes of Jersey are further divided into vingtaines (or, in St. Ouen, cueillettes), divisions which are historic and nowadays mostly used for purposes of local administration and electoral constituency.
Centeniers are elected at a public election within each parish for a term of three years to undertake policing within the parish. The Centenier is the only officer authorised to charge and bail offenders.
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