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
Apostolic Vicariate of Iles Saint Pierre and Miquelon on November 16, 1970. At the moment of its merging with the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes, the Vicariate had 2 parishes with a combined community of 6,300 Catholics, served by 2 religious priests, 6 female religious, and 2 male religious. On March 1, 2018, this Vicariate was merged to the territory of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes, in the French département of Charente-Maritime. Historical Ordinaries Apostolic Vicariate of Iles Saint Pierre and Miquelon The Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Iles Saint Pierre et Miquelon (; French: "Vicariat Apostolique des Îles Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon") was