Les Écréhous

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Les Écréhous is a small, largely uninhabited group of islets and rocks in the English Channel, lying off the coast of Jersey and known for its wildlife and scenic seascapes.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
La Marmotchiére 1
La Petite Brecque 1
Les Dardes 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
group of islets
reef
access by boat only
administeredBy Parish of St. Martin, Jersey
country Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: Jersey
disputedInPastBy France
disputedInPastWith United Kingdom
hasFeature intertidal reefs
sandbanks exposed at low tide
small fishermen’s huts
hasIslet La Blanche Île
La Grande Brecque
Les Écréhous self-linksurface differs
surface form: La Marmotchiére

Les Écréhous self-linksurface differs
surface form: La Petite Brecque

La Sablonière
Les Écréhous self-linksurface differs
surface form: Les Dardes

Maîtr'Île
hasLanguageOfToponym Jèrriais
hasLargestIslet Maîtr'Île
hasLegalStatus part of Jersey territorial waters
hasTidalRange large
knownFor clear waters
rocky reefs
sandbanks
scenic seascapes
wildlife
locatedIn Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: Bailiwick of Jersey

Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: Channel Islands

English Channel
locatedInBodyOfWater English Channel
surface form: La Manche
locatedNear France
locatedNortheastOf Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: Jersey
locatedOffCoastOf Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: Jersey
locatedWestOf France
partOf Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: Bailiwick of Jersey
permanentPopulation 0
popularFor birdwatching
boating
day trips from Jersey
diving
kayaking
sovereignState United Kingdom
subjectOf International Court of Justice case France v. United Kingdom (1953)
uninhabited true
usedAs fishing ground
seabird nesting site
seals haul-out site

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Les Écréhous hasIslet Les Écréhous self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: La Marmotchiére
Les Écréhous hasIslet Les Écréhous self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: La Petite Brecque
Les Écréhous hasIslet Les Écréhous self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Les Dardes
subject surface form: Channel Islands