Lihou

Lihou is a small tidal island just off the west coast of the island of , in the , between and . Administratively, Lihou forms part of the Parish of St Peter's in the , and is now owned by the States of Guernsey, although there have been a number of owners in the past.
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  • Islet
  • …lies at an elevation of 10 metres (33 feet)
  • …is also known as “Lihou Island”
  • Description: small island, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, Channel Islands

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Saumarez and Le Trépied Dolmen.

Fort
Photo: Acad Ronin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a in Saint Peter…

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an archaeological site.

Castle
Photo: Angus MacRae, CC BY 2.0.
, colloquially known as the "cup and saucer"… is situated 2½ km south of Lihou.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Andrew and St Martin.

Hamlet
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Saint Andrew is located in the centre of and… is situated 7 km east of Lihou.

Village
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The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the . is situated 9 km east of Lihou.

Town
Photo: Alistair Young, CC BY 2.0.
The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the . is situated 9 km east of Lihou.

Lihou

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Latitude
49.46047° or 49° 27′ 38″ north
Longitude
-2.66816° or 2° 40′ 5″ west
Open location code
8CXVF86J+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 3404368
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
3042326
Wiki­data ID
Q953452

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Lihou” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Lihou”
  • Catalan: “Lihou”
  • Cebuano: “Lihou Island”
  • Chinese: “利烏”
  • Chinese: “利烏島”
  • Chinese: “利霍岛”
  • Chinese: “利霍島”
  • Dutch: “Lihou”
  • French: “Lihou”
  • Galician: “Lihou”
  • German: “Lihou”
  • Hebrew: “ליהו”
  • Indonesian: “Lihou”
  • Interlingue: “Lihou”
  • Italian: “Lihou”
  • Japanese: “リーウー島”
  • Japanese: “リウー島”
  • Japanese: “リホウ島”
  • Javanese: “Lihou”
  • Korean: “리우섬”
  • Latvian: “Līū”
  • Polish: “Lihou”
  • Portuguese: “Lihou”
  • Romanian: “Lihou”
  • Russian: “Лиху”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Lihou”
  • Serbian: “Lihu”
  • Serbian: “Лију”
  • Serbian: “Лиху”
  • Spanish: “Lihou”
  • Swedish: “Lihou Island”
  • Swedish: “Lihou”
  • Vietnamese: “Lihou”
  • Welsh: “Lihou”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Le Creux ès Faïes and Colin Best Nature Reserve.

Guernsey: Highlights

Notable places include Sark and Alderney.

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