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Jersey
(
JUR
-zee
;
Jerriais
:
Jerri
[??ri]
), officially known as the
Bailiwick of Jersey
, is an
island country
and self-governing British
Crown Dependency
near the coast of north-west
France
. It is the largest of the
Channel Islands
and is 14 miles (23 km) from the
Cotentin Peninsula
in
Normandy
. The
Bailiwick
consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including
Les Dirouilles
,
Les Ecrehous
,
Les Minquiers
, and
Les Pierres de Lecq
.
Jersey was part of the
Duchy of Normandy
, whose dukes became kings of England from
1066
. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the
13th century
, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey remained loyal to the
English Crown
, though it never became part of the
Kingdom of England
. Between then and the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Jersey was at the frontline of
Anglo-French wars
and was invaded a number of times, leading to the construction of fortifications such as
Mont Orgueil Castle
and a thriving smuggling industry. During the
Second World War
, the island was invaded and
occupied
for five years by
Nazi Germany
. The island was
liberated
on 9 May 1945, which is now celebrated as the island's national day. (
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The following are images from various island-related articles on Wikipedia.
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The Shamanka
Шаманка
[
ru
]
, a holy rock in
Shamanism
and one of the 9 most holy places in Asia, on the westcoast of
Olkhon
(from
List of islands of Russia
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Kunashir
Island coastline: photo taken by
Russian President
Dmitry Medvedev
in November 2010 (from
List of islands of Russia
)
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Monos (front) and Chacachacare (back).
Venezuelan
mainland (
Paria Peninsula
) seen in the horizon and
Patos Island
seen to the left. (from
List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago
)
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Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 (from
List of islands of Russia
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Ko Phi Phu Leh (from
List of islands of Thailand
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Beaches of Ko Phi Phi Don (from
List of islands of Thailand
)
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Mardanas Island, officially known as Siluag (from
List of islands of the Philippines
)
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An
aerial
view of islands in the
Seychelles
(from
Lists of islands
)
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A view of the southern side of
Isla de Convalecencia
from the Ayala Bridge over the
Pasig River
(from
List of islands of the Philippines
)
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Ko Yang of the Tarutao group (from
List of islands of Thailand
)
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Panampangan Island, The island with the longest sandbar in the Philippines (from
List of islands of the Philippines
)
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The port city of Hydra on
Hydra Island
(from
List of islands of Greece
)
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17th century Dutch map of Sri Lanka with the Dutch names of the Jaffna islands (from
List of islands of Sri Lanka
)
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The islet of
Pondikonisi
, mouse island, which is shaped like a mouse. (from
List of islands of Greece
)
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Carrera (left), Cronstadt Island (right) (from
List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago
)
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Archipelago Sea
has more than 40,000 islands and islets (from
List of islands of Finland
)
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Panguan Island
, The last island of the Sulu Archipelago nearest the Philippine-Malaysian border (from
List of islands of the Philippines
)
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The main beach on the southern shore of
Pamalican
(from
List of islands of the Philippines
)
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The islet of Leon, on the left, next to the larger islet of Souda, within
Souda bay
(from
List of islands of Greece
)
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Bone Island, Batticaloa (from
List of islands of Sri Lanka
)
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Iconic windmills of
Mykonos
(from
List of islands of Greece
)
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Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from
List of islands of Thailand
)
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One of the islands in
Lakshadweep
(from
List of islands of India
)
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A NASA image of
Crete
(from
List of islands of Greece
)
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Image 54
A harbor on the island of
Astypalaia
(from
List of islands of Greece
)
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Ao Thong Nai Pan, Ko Pha Ngan (from
List of islands of Thailand
)
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Regions of the Greek islands (from
List of islands of Greece
)
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A fishing village in
Jurmo
(from
List of islands of Finland
)
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A view from Tinaga beach in
Tinaga
at sunset (from
List of islands of the Philippines
)
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Ithaca
is to the upper right of the larger
Kefalonia
island in this picture. The small island in the top-right corner is the uninhabited
Atokos
island. (from
List of islands of Greece
)
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Ko Tarutao (from
List of islands of Thailand
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White sand beach at
Sabtang
island (from
List of islands of the Philippines
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Islands of Phang Nga Bay (from
List of islands of Thailand
)
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A NASA image of
Rhodes
(from
List of islands of Greece
)
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Satellite image of
Second Thomas Shoal
(Ayungin Shoal), an island of the
Spratly Islands
group in the
South China Sea
(from
List of islands of the Philippines
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