|
The Minquiers (''Les Minquiers''; in Jèrriais: ''Les Mîntchièrs'' ; nicknamed "the Minkies" in local English) are a group of islands and rocks, about south of Jersey. The Minquiers forms part of the Bailiwick of Jersey.〔 〕 They are administratively part of the Parish of Grouville. At low tide, the rock shelf around the Minquiers has a larger surface area than Jersey itself but at high tide only a few of the main heads remain above water. The largest of these is Maîtresse, which is about long and wide and has about ten stone cottages in various states of repair. However, they have no permanent inhabitants, though fishermen, vraic (seaweed used for fertilizer) collectors, yachtsmen, radio amateurs〔(MJ0X/GB0LMI activity )〕 and even sometimes kayakers make summer landfall.〔 A small company of Wehrmacht soldiers on the Minquiers were among the last to surrender in World War II. A French fishing boat, skippered by Lucian Marie, approached the island of Minquiers and anchored nearby. A fully armed German soldier approached and asked for help saying 'We've been forgotten by the British, perhaps no one on Jersey told them we were here, I want you to take us over to England, we want to surrender'. This was on 23 May 1945, three weeks after the war in Europe ended! The most significant islands in the group are: *Maîtresse Île / Maîtr' Île *Les Maisons; Others include: *Le Niêsant *Les Faucheurs *La Haute Grune. ==Name== The etymology of the name is disputed. While some say that the name comes from the Breton language ''minihi'' meaning a sanctuary, others such as Victor Coysh, maintain it comes from ''minkier'' meaning a seller of fish. 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「Minquiers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|