Channel Islands referred to as an 'Île normande' (as opposed to "anglo-normande"). 'Îles Normandes' and 'Archipel Normand' have also, historically, been used in Channel Island French to refer to the islands as a whole. The very large tidal variation provides an environmentally rich inter-tidal zone around the islands, and some islands such as Burhou, the Écréhous, and the Minquiers have been designated Ramsar sites. The waters around the islands include the following: The highest point in the islands is Les Platons in Jersey at 143 metres (469 ft) above sea level. The lowest point is the Atlantic Ocean (sea level). The earliest
Greg Iles first novel, "Spandau Phoenix", a thriller about Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess. "Spandau Phoenix" was published in 1993. In 2002, Iles wrote the screenplay "24 Hours" from his novel of the same name. Rewritten by director Don Roos, it was renamed "Trapped". Iles then rewrote the script during the shoot, at the request of the producers and actors. In 2011, Iles was seriously injured in a traffic accident on U.S. Route 61 near Natchez. He sustained life-threatening injuries, including a ruptured aorta. He was put into an induced coma for eight days, and lost his right leg below the knee.