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 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 an apostolic vicariate of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in North America. The Vicariate comprised the entirety of the French dependency of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon off the south coast of Newfoundland. As an Apostolic Vicariate, it did not had a formal metropolitan. The church was headed by vicar apostolic. First erected as an apostolic prefecture, in 1763, after the Fall of New France, it was established as an apostolic vicariate