Jethou

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Image:Guernsey sm02.png Jethou is a small island that is part of the Channel Islands, but not open to the public.

Jethou is immediately south of Herm and has an area of approximately 180,000 m² (44 acres). It is said that in AD 709 a storm washed away the strip of land which connected the island with Herm.

In 1416, it became part of Henry V of England's estate and still remains a Crown lease and now owned by the States of Guernsey.

From 1920-23, it was leased by Compton MacKenzie along with Herm, and remained part of that estate for years, although it is currently part of a different one.

It is flanked by two islets, to the west and east. There is one house on the island.

At the back of Jethou, Puffins can be seen swimming off the rocks.

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