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The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of France. The largest island is Jersey, followed by Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, and a number of smaller islands, islets and rocky outcrops. The islands were separated from mainland Europe with rising sea levels in the Neolithic period; thereafter maritime activity commenced.

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Needing to trade, the islanders were innovative. Over time they built up skills, earning money and investing capital in maritime businesses.

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Maritime history of the Channel Islands

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Channel Islands

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Channel Islands Maritime Museum

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German occupation of the Channel Islands

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The military occupation of the Channel Islands by Nazi Germany lasted for most of the Second World War, from 30 June 1940 until liberation on 9 May 1945...

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Saint Peter Port

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one of the ten parishes on the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It is the capital of the Bailiwick of Guernsey as well as the main port. The population...

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Alderney

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[oʁiɲi]; Auregnais: Aoeur'gny) is the northernmost of the inhabited Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency...

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History of Guernsey

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the 1980s) and the current Specsavers which was established in 1984. Archaeology of the Channel Islands Fortifications of Guernsey Maritime history of...

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St Helier

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is the capital of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. St Helier has a population of 35,822 – over one-third of the total...

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Channel Islands Harbor

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full-service marinas. The five Channel Islands are a popular destination, the closest of which is Anacapa Island. The Ventura County Maritime Museum has a regularly...

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California State University Channel Islands

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University, Channel Islands (CSUCI, CSU Channel Islands) is a public university in Camarillo, California. It opened in 2002 as the 23rd campus in the California...

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Saint Peter Port Harbour

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Maritime boundary

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Channel Islands National Park

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Bibliography of Jersey

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and the Channel Islands. Jamieson, A. G. – A People of the Sea: The Maritime History of the Channel Islands. Jee, Nigel – The Landscape of the Channel Islands...

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1993 Cherbourg incident

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fishermen as a result of a fishing rights dispute in and around the Channel Islands waters. The tensions around the Channel Islands waters began to rise...

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Archaeology of the Channel Islands

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Thalassocracy

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the sea lanes in Southeast Asia and exploited the spice trade of the Spice Islands, as well as maritime trade-routes between India and China. Srivijaya...

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Outline of Guernsey

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Sark during the German occupation of the Channel Islands

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The island of Sark forms part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey which with the Bailiwick of Jersey form the Channel Islands. Offered the opportunity to evacuate...

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Jersey Maritime Museum

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The Maritime Museum is located in Saint Helier, Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is housed in a set of five 19th-century warehouses and was opened in...

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List of shipwrecks in the Channel Islands

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