List of shipwrecks in the Channel Islands
Location of the Channel Islands
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Western Europe |
| Adjacent bodies of water | English Channel |
| Total islands | 8 inhabited |
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The list of shipwrecks in the Channel Islands lists some of the ships which sank on or in the waters of the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey. The list includes ships that sustained a damaged hull, which were later refloated and repaired.
There are at least 700 identified shipwrecks and another 100 unidentified, in Bailiwick of Guernsey waters alone.
Jersey experiences some of the largest tidal ranges in the world, up to 12 metresGuernsey slightly less, the mass of water giving rise to fast moving currents. Alderney has the Alderney Race which can run up to about twelve knots during equinoctial tides. These combined with the numerous smaller islands, offshore reefs and isolated rocks extending up to 13 miles (21 km) from the main islands, as well as the Islands' location close to the English Channel shipping channels, has resulted in thousands of shipwrecks over the centuries.
The Bailiwick of Guernsey comprises the islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and a number of smaller islands, islets and rocks. See List of islands of the Bailiwick of Guernsey for a complete list of their smaller islands.
Les Casquets or (The) Casquets (/kæsˈkɛts/ kas-KETS); is a group of rocks 13 km west of Alderney and are part of an underwater sandstone ridge. Other parts which emerge above the water are the islets of Burhou and Ortac. Little vegetation grows on them.
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