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
Société Aéronautique Normande Jodel designs under licence and these were followed by two models exclusive to SAN, the D.140 Mousquetaire four/five seater and the D.150 Mascaret two-seater. In November 1959 the company suffered a serious fire which was followed by the death of Querey and the company was then run by Querey's wife. By the mid-1960s the company was in financial difficulties and it was forced into receivership in November 1968. The assets were bought by Auguste Mudry who completed the last batch of D.140s and then used the factory to build Piel designs. Société Aéronautique Normande Société Aéronautique Normande (SAN) was a