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Burhou (pronounced ber-ROO) is a
small island about 1.4
miles (2.3 km)
northwest of
Alderney that is part of the
Channel Islands. It has no
permanent residents...
- family), and
there are some
small woods dotted about the island.
Puffins on
Burhou and
gannet on Les Étacs (po****rly
called Gannet Rock) just off Alderney...
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include the following: The
Swinge (between
Alderney and
Burhou) The
Little Swinge (between
Burhou and Les Nannels) La Déroute (between
Jersey and Sark,...
- for the
names of some
islets in the
Channel Islands, such as Écréhous,
Burhou,
Lihou and Les Houmets, and off Normandy, such as Tatihou. Inch, a term...
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kilometres (3.1 miles) west of the
coast of
Alderney near to the
islet of
Burhou. It
measures roughly 50 by 70
metres (164.0 by 229.7 feet), and
rises 24...
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sandstone ridge.
Other parts which emerge above the
water are the
islets of
Burhou and Ortac.
Little vegetation grows on them.
Theories as to the
origin of...
- Guernsey, the
bailiwick also
comprises Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou,
Burhou,
Lihou and
other islets.
Although the
defence of all
these islands is the...
- raid
during the
Second World War. The
target of the raid was the
island of
Burhou in the
Channel Islands. The
raiding force was
supplied by No. 62 Commando...
- 2.239°W / 49.723; -2.239 The
Swinge is the
strait between Alderney and
Burhou in the
Channel Islands. It
often sees a
furious tidal race (the Alderney...
- have been gallicised, but some
notable examples include Ortac (Or'tac),
Burhou (with the -hou suffix) and the
first element of the name "Braye Harbour"...
