Alderney

Also known as Aurigny, GBA, Great Britain Alderney

thumb|upright=1.2|English Channel with Alderney in the middle thumb|upright=1.2|1890 map of Alderney and adjacent islands Alderney ( ; ; ) is the northernmost of the inhabited Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. It is long and wide.

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Alderney is the northernmost of the inhabited Channel Islands and forms part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. While small in size, it is a distinct community within this self-governing territory located in the English Channel.

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Key facts

Dependency.name: Alderney
Dependency.settlement_type: Jurisdiction of the Bailiwick of Guernsey
Dependency.linking_name: Alderney
Dependency.image_flag: Flag of Alderney.svg
Dependency.flag_size: 140px
Dependency.flag_link: Flag of Alderney
Dependency.image_seal: Coat of Arms of Alderney.svg
Dependency.seal_size: 70px
Dependency.seal_type: Coat of arms
Dependency.seal_link: Coat of arms of Alderney
Dependency.anthem: "God Save the King"God Save the King / Queen
Dependency.map_alt: Location of Alderney
Dependency.image_map2: Guernsey-Alderney.png
Dependency.map_alt2: Map of Guernsey within the Bailiwick
Dependency.map_caption2: Map of Alderney within the Bailiwick
Dependency.subdivision_type1: Dependent territory of Crown Dependency
Dependency.subdivision_name1: Bailiwick of Guernsey
Dependency.subdivision_type2: Sovereign state responsible for the Bailiwick

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2167
Area: 7.8
Elevation: 90
Official website: alderney.gov.gg
Image: Alderney by Sentinel-2.jpg
Width: 2.3
Length: 5.8
Licence plate code: GBA

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Commons category: Alderney
Commons gallery: Alderney - Aurigny
P12749: Peter Stuhlmacher

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History
Victorian era
Second World War
Since 1945
Politics
Law
Legal system
Taxation
Climate
Geography and natural history
Language
Culture
Sport
Pubs
Media
Alderney Week
Miss Alderney
Comedy Rocks
Alderney Annual Motor Sprint and Hill Climb
Alderney Performing Arts Festival
Alderney Literary Festival
Alderney Stones
Education
Transport
Utilities
Healthcare and emergency services
Fire and Ambulance Service
Police
Lifeboats
Search and rescue
Notable people
Coins and stamps
In popular culture
Gallery
See also
References
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The island's area is , making it the third-largest island of the Channel Islands, and the second in the Bailiwick only to its namesake. It is around to the west of the Cap de la Hague on the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy, in France, to the northeast of Guernsey and from the south coast of Great Britain. It is the closest of the Channel Islands both to France and to the United Kingdom. It is separated from the Cap de la Hague by the dangerous Alderney Race ().