The British Isles

Jill 2021

The British Isles, are a group of islands off the north-western coast of Europe. The group consists of two main islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and numerous smaller islands and island groups, including the Hebrides, the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands, the Isles of Scilly, and the Isle of Man. Some also include the Channel Islands in this grouping. 

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "British Isles". Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Feb. 2020, https://www.britannica.com/place/British-Isles. Accessed 6 May 2022.

There are 189 permanently inhabited islands, plus the Channel Isles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_of_the_British_Isles

The islands were named “Channel Islands” by the Royal Navy around 1830. 

1. The island of Jersey is the largest, the most populous, and the southernmost of the Channel Islands.  
2. Guernsey is the second-largest and the westernmost of the Channel Islands.
3. Alderney is the third-largest and the northernmost inhabited island.
4. Sark is the fourth-most populous island.
5. Herm is the fifth-most populous island.

https://www.worldatlas.com/islands/channel-islands.html

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Graham Buckell

Attached is an alterative map to the one Jill posted which lacks the geographical accuracy but is perhaps a little easier to follow!