Alderney [island] - Alderney

Japanese: オルダニー[島] - おるだにー
Alderney [island] - Alderney

…In France, the Normandy Islands are called the Îles Normandes. Located west of the Cotentin (Normandy) Peninsula in France, at the entrance to the Bay of Saint-Malo, they are made up of the four main islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, and Sark, with a total area of ​​195 km2 and a population of about 150,000 (1995). As part of the Palaeozoic Armorican Mountains, they have a wide area of ​​flat land and a warm maritime climate, so their main industries are the forced cultivation of tomatoes, potatoes, flowers, and fruit trees, and dairy farming, known for the Jersey and Guernsey dairy cows, which are shipped to the British mainland market. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Alderney [Island]" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…フランスではノルマンディー諸島Îles Normandesと呼ぶ。フランスのコタンタン(ノルマンディー)半島の西,サン・マロ湾の入口に位置し,ジャージー,ガーンジー,オルダニー,サークの主要4島から構成され,総面積195km2,人口約15万(1995)。古生代のアルモリカン山系に属して平たん地が広く,また温暖な海洋性気候のため,トマト,ジャガイモ,花卉,果樹の促成栽培とジャージー種,ガーンジー種の乳牛で知られる酪農が主産業となっており,イギリス本土市場へ出荷される。…

※「オルダニー[島]」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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