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
French fluyt Égyptienne (1812) French fluyt Égyptienne (1812) Égyptienne was a "Licorne"-class fluyt of the French Navy. Built as "Égyptienne" under the First French Empire, the ship was renamed to "Normande" during the Bourbon Restoration. Again renamed "Égyptienne" during the Hundred Days, she sailed from Basque Roads to Santa Cruz de Tenerife on 17 February 1815, under Lieutenant Charmasson, to retrieve French refugees and bring them back to Lorient. Renamed "Normande" again after the second abdication of Napoléon, she was rebuilt in 1816. After the Second Treaty of Paris restored the French colonies lost to Britain, "Normande" took part in the evacuation of the