List of islands of the Channel Islands

This is a list of islands within the Channel Islands in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. This group of islands includes the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey and Chausey.

Inhabited islands

Name	Image	Coordinates	Population	Area (hectares)	Elevation (metres)
Alderney			2167 [1] (Mar 2023)	780 [a]	90
Sark			562 [2] (Apr 2022)	550 [a]	114
Herm			60 (2002)	200 [a]	66
Guernsey			63276 (2019)	6,340 [a]	110
Jersey			105500 [3] (Dec 2017)	11,820 [a]	143
Grande-Île			30	45	31

Uninhabited islands in the Bailiwick of Guernsey

Uninhabited islands, islets and rock formations include the following: ^[4]

Islets around Alderney

Name	Image	Coordinates	Area (hectares)
Burhou [5]			13 [a]
Ortac
Les Casquets
Houmet des Pies		[6]
Raz [7]
L'Etac de la Quoiré [8]		[6]
Clonque Rock [9]		[6]
Renonquet
Coque Lihou		[6]
Corbet Rock		[6]
Fourquie		[6]
Houmet Herbé		[6]
Le Puits Jervais		[6]
L'Equêt		[6]
Les Etacs		[6]
Les Homeaux Florains		[6]

Islets around Sark

Name	Image	Coordinates	Area (hectares)
Brecqhou [5]			35.2 [a] [10]
Les Burons		[6]
Baleine		[6]
Moie de Breniere [5]		[6]
Moie de Port Gorey		[6]
Moie de la Bretagne		[6]
Moie de la Fontaine		[6]
Tintageu		[6]
Les Autelets [11]		[6]
Bec du Nez		[6]
L'Etac [5]		[6]
Moie du Mouton		[6]
La Grune		[6]
Courbée du Nez		[6]

Islets around Herm

Name	Image	Coordinates	Area (hectares)
Caquorobert
Jethou [5]			18 [b]
Crevichon [5]			3.0 [a]
Grande Fauconnière [5]		[6]
Goubinuere		[6]
Homet		[6]
La Conchée [12]		[6]
Godin		[6]
Hermetier

Islets around Guernsey

Name	Image	Coordinates	Area (hectares)
Lihou [5]			15 [b]
Lihoumel
Houmets
Brehon
Les Hanois [4]		[6]
La Grosse Rock [13]		[6]
Crève Coeur		[6]
Cul de l'Autel		[6]
La Conchée		[6]
La Platte Fougère [14]

Uninhabited islands in the Bailiwick of Jersey

The Bailiwick includes the uninhabited (or nearly uninhabited) islands and islets of: ^[4]

Name	Image	Coordinates	Area (hectares)	Notes
Minquiers [15]				Other islets nearby include Maîtresse Île / Maîtr' Île, Les Maisons, Le Niêsant, Les Faucheurs, La Haute Grune
Écréhous [16]				Other islets nearby include Maîtr'Île, La Marmotchiéthe, Lé Bliantch'Île, Les D'mies, La Grand' Naithe, L'Êtchièrviéthe, Lé Fou, La Froutchie
Les Dirouilles [16]
Pierres de Lecq [17]				Other islets nearby include L'Êtchièrviéthe; La Rocque du Nord; L'Êtaîse or L'Êtaîthe; Lé Bel; Lé Longis; La P'tite Mathe; La Grôsse (Great Rock); La Grand' Mathe; La Greune dé Lé or La Bonnette; La Greune du Seur-Vouêt; L'Orange; La Vouêtaîse, La Vouêtaîthe or La Vouêt'rêsse; La Cappe; La Douoche; Lé Byi; La Rocque Mollet; L'Êtché au Nord-Vouêt; La Galette; La Briarde; La Sprague; La Niêthole Jean Jean or Lé Gouoillot.
Île Agois
La Motte				Tidal island, also known as Green Island.
L'Islet				Site of Elizabeth Castle.
Île au Guerdain		[6]		Site of Janvrin's Tomb.
Icho				Site of Icho Tower  .
L'Avarison				Site of Seymour Tower.
Île Mâitre		[6]
Marmotier		[6]
La Sambue		[6]
Long Echet		[6]

Islands in Chausey

The archipelago of Chausey comprises 365 islands at low tide, compared to only 52 islands at high tide. ^[18]

Name	Image	Coordinates	Area (hectares)
Grande-Île			45
La Genétaie			1.82
La Meule			1.38
La Houllée			0.86
L'îles aux Oiseaux			0.62
Grand Épail			0.29

Notes

1. Change in units: quantity in square kilometre has been automatically converted to hectare for uniformity.
2. Change in units: quantity in acre has been automatically converted to hectare for uniformity.

References

1. https://alderney.gov.gg/data
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3. http://www.gov.je/Government/JerseyInFigures/Population/Pages/Population.aspx
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12. "MV Prosperity Memorial". BBC. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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14. "Flashy Concrete Repair". Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
15. "Les Minquiers, Jersey". Ramsar.
16. "Les Écrehous & Les Dirouilles, Jersey". Ramsar.
17. "Les Pierres de Lecq". Ramsar.
18. Eames, Andrew (23 May 2023). "The beautiful Channel Island you've probably never heard of". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 11 June 2024.