View across to France by BessieB
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This photo was taken on Saturday last. It is blurred but the land is France which is approximately 14 miles from the coast of Jersey. You can just make out the wind turbines on the hill.
You cannot see the huge detail I was able to see with the naked eye as my camera is not a brilliant once, I so wished I had a better one last Saturday!
The group of Islands in the forefront of the photo are named Les Echrehous.
Many are submerged at high tide. Most of the islands are uninhabitable, or contain only fishermen's huts. There are no permanent residents on the islands and there is no fresh water on there. Due to erosion, they are now much smaller than they may have been within historic times.
The name 'Ecr�©hous' is Norse in origin. 'Hou', the toponym found also in Jethou, Lihou, Brecqhou, Burhou and other islets (all other Channel Islands), derives from holm, meaning island. The first part of the name appears to be traced back to the Norse word sker, meaning reef. The Ecr�©hous are actually, geologically, part of the same island group as Les Dirouilles (west) and Les Pierres de Lecq ('the Paternosters') (further west).
Hope you enjoy this capture on full view despite its less than brilliant quality but I wanted you to see how close France is to my home.
Thank you for your views and comments
Susan
Comments (13)
Ionel
Very nice view! :)
tetsu-pino
Fantastic capture!!!
RobyHermida
Nice work!
Minda
love this view sooo much.excellent shot bessie..
Igolochka
Wonderful view!
Alz2008
Wonderful capture and view, Excellent well done..
ledwolorz
Fantastic capture.
Artists4U
Excellent View.. Great Shot 5+
cherokee1961
What a beautiful view!
kbatty
Beautiful shot!
Heathcroft
I saw the very same thing for aaboyt teh same place last weekend! How weird is that?? dee doo dee doo dee doo.. Not really considering is it? Good shot and the info will be informative for our mutual friends! Dave PS thanks for your comment on the 50th Castle Chronicle.
emmecielle
Beautiful panorama! :)
milacristi
Maravilhosa