Editing Channel Islands (section)

===Waters===
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 Swinge]] (between Alderney and Burhou)
*The Little Swinge (between Burhou and Les Nannels)
*La Déroute (between Jersey and Sark, and Jersey and the Cotentin)
*Le Raz Blanchard, or [[Alderney Race|Race of Alderney]] (between Alderney and the Cotentin)
*The [[Great Russel]] (between Sark, Jéthou and Herm)
*The [[Little Russel]] (between Guernsey, Herm and Jéthou)
*Souachehouais (between Le Rigdon and L'Étacq, Jersey)
*Le Gouliot (between Sark and Brecqhou)
*La Percée (between Herm and Jéthou)