Ushant

Ushant (in French Ouessant, in Breton Enez Eusa) is an island in the English Channel which marks the north-westernmost point of European France. It is located at Administratively, Ushant is a commune of the Finist?re d?partement.

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Ushant marks the southern entrance to the western English Channel, the northern entrance being the Isles of Scilly, southwest of Land's End in England. Although it is an island in the English Channel, it does not form part of the Channel Islands archipelago.

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The island is a rocky landmass some 8 km by 3 km with a total area of 15 km?.

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Island: An island or isle is any piece of land smaller than a continent and larger than a rock that is completely surrounded by water. Very small islands are called islets. Although seldom adhered to, it is also proper to call an emergent land feature on an atoll an islet, since an atoll is a type of islan...