island of Sark
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The island of Sark is a small, car-free Channel Island known for its rugged cliffs, historic feudal traditions, and designation as one of the world’s first Dark Sky Islands.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sark | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil parish
ⓘ
island ⓘ jurisdiction ⓘ |
| area | approximately 5.5 square kilometres ⓘ |
| capital | La Seigneurie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | oceanic climate ⓘ |
| connectedBy | La Coupée causeway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Bailiwick of Guernsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency |
Guernsey pound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pound sterling ⓘ |
| darkSkyStatusGrantedBy | International Dark-Sky Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| darkSkyStatusYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| designation | Dark Sky Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerGovernmentType | feudal constitution ⓘ |
| governmentType | self-governing parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
La Coupée
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Seigneurie Gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Brecqhou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guernsey NERFINISHED ⓘ Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
car-free island
ⓘ
no public motor vehicles ⓘ |
| hasRegionalLanguage | Sercquiais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubIsland | Little Sark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode |
bicycle
ⓘ
horse-drawn carriage ⓘ tractor ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | Seigneur of Sark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfState | monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dark Sky Island designation
ⓘ
historic feudal traditions ⓘ rugged cliffs ⓘ |
| largestSettlement | La Seigneurie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | Chief Pleas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
English Channel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Europe ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Channel Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | about 500–600 inhabitants ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| sovereignState | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+0 ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | UTC+1 ⓘ |
| usesDrivingSide | left ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.