Écréhous
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The Écréhous (; or in Jèrriais: Êcrého) are a group of islands and rocks situated north-east of Jersey, and from France. They form part of the Bailiwick of Jersey and are administratively part of the Parish of St Martin.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Écréhous
- Islands.native_name
- Les Écréhous, Êcrého
- Islands.image_name
- Ecrehous.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Aerial view of the Écréhous.
- Islands.location
- English Channel
- Islands.major_islands
- Maîtr'ÎleLa MarmotchiétheLé Bliantch'Île
- Islands.country
- Jersey
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Parish
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Saint Martin, Jersey
- Islands.population
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archipelago
- Country
- Jersey
- Located in
- Saint Martin
- Population
- 0
- Body of water
- English Channel
- Image
- Errehous+MaitreIleFromSouth.JPG
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- Écréhous
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Islets
- History
- Sovereignty
- Chapel and priory
- Crime use
- Long-term residents
- Resolution of disputed status
- On currency
- Protected status
- Pilotage and sailing
- Gallery
- References
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The Écréhous (; or in Jèrriais: Êcrého) are a group of islands and rocks situated north-east of Jersey, and from France. They form part of the Bailiwick of Jersey and are administratively part of the Parish of St Martin.
==Etymology== The name 'Ecrehous' is Norse in origin. "Esker" as in Skerry meaning a stony bank and 'Hou', the toponym found also in Jethou, Lihou, Brecqhou, Burhou and other islets, derives from holm, meaning island. The first part of the name appears to be traced back to the Norse word sker, meaning reef. The Ecrehous are actually, geologically, part of the same island group as Les Dirouilles (west) and Les Pierres de Lecq ('the Paternosters') (further west).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Écréhous” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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