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The '''Bailiwick of Guernsey''' is a territory belonging to the [[British]] Crown in the [[Channel Islands]]. The bailiwick includes the islands of [[Guernsey]], [[Alderney]] and [[Burhou]], [[Herm]] and [[Jethou]] as well as [[Sark]], Little Sark and [[Brecqhou]].
The '''Bailiwick of Guernsey''' is a territory belonging to the [[British]] Crown in the [[Channel Islands]]. The bailiwick includes the islands of [[Guernsey]], [[Alderney]] and [[Burhou]], [[Herm]] and [[Jethou]] as well as [[Sark]], Little Sark and [[Brecqhou]].
A bailiwick is a territory governed by a [[bailiff]]. The Bailiff of Guernsey is the head of the parliament, the [[States of Guernsey]], which makes the laws for the Bailiwick. But Sark and Alderney also have their own parliaments and pass some of their own laws.
A bailiwick is a territory governed by a [[bailiff]]. The Bailiff of Guernsey is the head of the parliament, the [[States of Guernsey]], which makes the laws for the Bailiwick. Sark and Alderney also have their own parliaments and pass some of their own laws.
== Other rocks and islets ==
== Other rocks and islets ==
The Casquets (49°43.′4″N, 2°22.′7″W) are a group of rocks 13 km northwest of Alderney and are part of an underwater sandstone ridge. Other rocks which appear above the water are the islets of Burhou and Ortac. Not many plants grow on them.
The Casquets (49°43.′4″N, 2°22.′7″W) are a group of rocks 13 km northwest of Alderney and are part of an underwater sandstone ridge. Other rocks which appear above the water are the islets of Burhou and Ortac. Not many plants grow on them.
The country code (also used for internet) is '''GG'''.
The country code (also used for internet) is '''GG'''.
== Bailiwick Of Guernsey Media ==
<gallery widths='160px' heights='100%' mode='traditional' caption=''>
File:Guernsey location map.svg|Islands and islets belonging to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, shown within the Channel Islands
File:Three Leopards Shield.jpg|Duchy of Normandy three leopards symbol
</gallery>
== Other websites ==
== Other websites ==
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/guernsey/content/articles/2004/12/01/lihou_history_feature.shtml "History of Little Lihou"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112060448/http://www.bbc.co.uk/guernsey/content/articles/2004/12/01/lihou_history_feature.shtml |date=2012-11-12 }}
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/guernsey/content/articles/2004/12/01/lihou_history_feature.shtml "History of Little Lihou"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112060448/http://www.bbc.co.uk/guernsey/content/articles/2004/12/01/lihou_history_feature.shtml |date=2012-11-12 }}