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Guernsey , British crown dependency and the second largest of the Channel Islands, south of Englandā€™s coast. Area: 30 sq mi (78 sq km). Population: (2026 est.) 66,000. Capital: St. Peter Port (pop., 2001: 16,448). The island of Guernsey is situated in the English Channel just west of Normandy, France. With Alderney and Sark, Herm, Jethou, and other islets, it forms the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The island was known as Sarnia to the Romans. It was home to Victor Hugo (1855ā€“70). The Guernsey breed of cattle originated there.