The group of some islands in English Channel is called Channel Islands. It is completely dependent on the British crown. There are eight inhabited islands of the channel islands- jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou and Lihou. Five of the eight islands with its surrounding up to one nautical mile of ocean comprise Channel Islands national park.
There are several interesting facts about Channel Islands national park. Efforts for preserving national parks as treasure begin in 1938 when President Frankline D Roosewelt declared the Anacapa and Santa Barbara Island as a national monument. Later on areas like Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa were augmented by the honor of Channel Islands national marine sanctuary. Nowadays, Channel Islands national parks have become the integral party of the international man and the biosphere program to conserve genetic diversity and an environmental baseline for research and monitoring throughout the world.
There are many cities and villages in Channel Islands, which are popular tourist spots. For instance, few prime spots are Alderney, St. Aubin, Trinity, St. Peter Port, St. Helier and many more. Alderney Museum contains more than 12000 pieces of varying descriptions which makes it one of the most important cultural places on the island. St. Aubin Fort, Jersey War Tunnels in St. Lawrence, Mont Orgueil Castle in St. Martin, castle cornet in St. Peter Port and Jersey Photographic Museum in St. Saviour are also key attractions of the island.
Aqua Splash is known as a family entertainment centre in St. Helier. Visitors can avail here various entertainment spots like nightclub, 10 screen cinema, health club, bars and restaurants. Jersey Archives is another attraction in St. Helier where one can get a large collection of fascinating documents that have been collected over a period of hundreds of years of history. Jersey zoo is situated in Trinity which significance already has been described. Some other attractions of Trinity are Palot Steam, Motor Museum and Plemont Bay. Corbiere Lighthouse, La Corbiere Radio Tower, Noirmont Point War, Memorial and Portelet Bay are major attractions in St. Brelade.
Corbiere Lighthouse was the first concrete built lighthouse in the British Isles. Lla Corbiere Radio Tower was one of the three huge observation towers built by the Germans during the war. Noirmont Point is a war memorial to those who lost their lives in the two world wars. Thus, Trinity may be the most special visiting sites for the tourist, which holds various interesting facts about Channel Islands National Park and hidden facts about the history of Channel Islands. |
