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Guernsey - A Bailiwick in the English Channel

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Like Jersey, Guernsey is a British Crown Dependency with its own government and an associate relationship with the British Commonwealth and the EU. Known for its seafood, its beaches and its yacht harbours, Guernsey, at 24 square miles, is the second largest of the British Channel Islands. It lies 75 miles south of the English Coast and 30 miles from Normandy.

Guernsey has beautiful beaches, cliffs and cliff walks and areas of lovely rolling hills. It also has its own group of associated islands included in the "bailiwick": Alderney, Herm and Sark, a feudal state until 2006 and Europe's newest democracy. Guernsey's main town is St. Peter Port.

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