Channel Islands

archipelago in the English Channel
Place archipelago Q42314
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Channel Islands

Summary

Channel Islands is an archipelago[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,231 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Channel Islands is in the country of Jersey[3].
  • Channel Islands is in the country of Guernsey[4].
  • Channel Islands is on the body of water English Channel[5].
  • Channel Islands is on the continent of Europe[6].
  • Channel Islands's instance of is recorded as archipelago[7].
  • Channel Islands's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jersey[8].
  • Channel Islands's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Guernsey[9].
  • Channel Islands's Commons category is recorded as Channel Islands[10].
  • Channel Islands's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[11].
  • Channel Islands comprises Q15706498[12].
  • Channel Islands comprises Guernsey[13].
  • Channel Islands comprises Alderney[14].
  • Channel Islands comprises Sark[15].
  • Channel Islands comprises Herm[16].
  • Channel Islands's highest point is recorded as Les Platons[17].
  • Channel Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.43, 'lon': -2.35}[18].
  • Channel Islands's significant event is recorded as Channel Islands in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms[19].
  • Channel Islands's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Channel Islands[20].
  • Channel Islands's described at URL is recorded as https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/normanske-ostrovy-sabotaz-pomocou-postovych-znamok/[21].
  • Channel Islands has a population of {'amount': '+163857'}[22].
  • Channel Islands's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Channel Islands's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24].
  • Channel Islands's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25].
  • Channel Islands's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
  • Channel Islands's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Jersey[3], a Crown Dependencies[28], in Jersey[29], founded in 1651[30] and Guernsey[4], a Crown Dependencies[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1204[33]. Channel Islands is on the body of water English Channel[5]. It is on the continent of Europe[6].

Physical Characteristics

Channel Islands covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+198'}[34]. It has a population of {'amount': '+163857'}[22].

Designation and Status

Channel Islands's instance of is recorded as archipelago[7].

Why It Matters

Channel Islands ranks in the top 1% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,231 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/normanske-ostr
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/normanske-ostrovy-sabotaz-pomocou-postovych-znamok/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after "
  2. 25d ago · Mxn · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of archipelago
    Different from Q306147
    Gss code (2011)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q306147]]"
  3. 29d ago · Libanp · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template Template:Channel Islands
    Related category Category:Channel Islands-related lists
    Coordinates
    Total fertility rate {'amount': '+1.402'}, {'amount': '+1.402'}, {'amount': '+1.404'} +13
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P836]]: L99999999"
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