The second largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. It covers about 30 square miles and is where the Guernsey breed of cattle originated. The name is Scandinavian, Grani's island (ey means island). (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p474 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p222)
Entry Term(s)
Guernsey Island
Previous Indexing
Channel Islands (1967-1996)
Online Note
use CHANNEL ISLANDS to search GUERNSEY ISLAND 1975-96
History Note
97; GUERNSEY ISLAND was see CHANNEL ISLANDS 1975-96
The second largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. It covers about 30 square miles and is where the Guernsey breed of cattle originated. The name is Scandinavian, Grani's island (ey means island). (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p474 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p222)
