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The Écréhous (or Les Écréhou; in Jèrriais: ''Êcrého'') are a group of islands and rocks situated six miles (9.6 km) north-east of Jersey, and eight miles (12.8 km) from France. They form part of the Bailiwick of Jersey and are administratively part of the Parish of St. Martin. The most significant islets in the group are: *Maîtr'Île *La Marmotchiéthe ('La Marmotière' in gallicized form) *Lé Bliantch'Île (''La Blanche Île'' in gallicized form); others include: *Les D'mies *La Grand' Naithe *L'Etchièrviéthe *Lé Fou *La Froutchie All but the three largest are submerged at high tide. There are no permanent residents on the islands and there is no fresh water there. Due to erosion, they are now much smaller than they may have been within historic times. Maîtr'Île, the largest of the islets, is about 300 metres (0.19 mi) long.〔''Channel Islets'', Coysh, Guernsey 1985〕 There are a small number of fishermen's huts, some used as holiday residences, on the largest islets, and one official building, a customs house, on La Marmotchiéthe. The name 'Écréhous' is Norse in origin. "Esker" as in Skerry meaning a stony bank and 'Hou', the toponym found also in Jethou, Lihou, Brecqhou, Burhou and other islets, derives from ''holm'', meaning ''island''. The first part of the name appears to be traced back to the Norse word ''sker'', meaning ''reef''. The Écréhous are actually, geologically, part of the same island group as Les Dirouilles (west) and Les Pierres de Lecq ('the Paternosters') (further west). ==History== During the last Ice Age, sea levels were lower and the islands were high ground above a plain that connected the European Continent with southern England. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Écréhous」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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