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Channel Islands MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Channel Islands
Tree Number(s)
Z01.542.363.161
Unique ID
D002603
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002603
Annotation
Channel refers to the English Channel
Scope Note
A group of four British islands and several islets in the English Channel off the coast of France. They are known to have been occupied prehistorically. They were a part of Normandy in 933 but were united to the British crown at the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066. Guernsey and Jersey originated noted breeds of cattle. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p242)
Entry Term(s)
Alderney Island
Jersey Island
Sark
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/07/11
Channel Islands Preferred
Alderney Island Narrower
Jersey Island Narrower
Sark Narrower
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