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
Ray Iles Ray Iles Ray Kruse Iles is the CEO and a founding director of MAP Diagnostics; a medical diagnostics company developing tests women's health and fetal wellbeing. He left academia in 2012. His last University appointment was as the Deputy Dean for Research and Income Generation of the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, Anglia Ruskin University. Up to October 2011, he was Associate Dean for Research in the School of Health & Social Sciences at Middlesex University, and also the Professor of Biomedical Science. He led the new Biomedical Research group at Middlesex University in 2004, and was formerly