Sark
one of the Channel Islands. Part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which is one of the British Crown Dependencies
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Summary
Sark is an island[1]. Sark ranks in the top 0.88% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,049 views/month, #64 of 7,296).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Guernsey[3]
- Country: Guernsey[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: English Channel[5]
- Instance of: Crown Dependencies[6], car-free place[7]
- Official language: English[8], French[9]
- Anthem: God Save the King[10]
- Flag: flag of Sark[11]
- Legislative body: Chief Pleas[12]
- Part of: Channel Islands[13]
- Commons category: Sark[14]
- Highest point: Le Moulin[15]
- Located in/on physical feature: Channel Islands[16]
- Official website: http://www.sark.co.uk/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sark[18]
- Population: 600[19], 562[20]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21]
- Heritage designation: International Dark Sky Community[22]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Sark[23]
- Driving side: left[24]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Sark[25]
- Length: 4.6 km[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 114 m[27]
- Area: 5.5 km²[28]
- Width: 2.7 km[29]
- Language used: Sercquiais[30]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Sark include Sercquiais[31], a dialect[32], in Guernsey[33].
Why It Matters
Sark has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Sark is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for Sark include Sercquiais[31], a dialect[32], in Guernsey[33].