The Big/Great Roussel, Big Russel or Grand Ruau is the
channel
Channel, channels, channeling, etc., may refer to:
Geography
* Channel (geography), in physical geography, a landform consisting of the outline (banks) of the path of a narrow body of water.
Australia
* Channel Country, region of outback Austral ...
running between
Herm
Herm (Guernésiais: , ultimately from Old Norse 'arm', due to the shape of the island, or Old French 'hermit') is one of the Channel Islands and part of the Parish of St Peter Port in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It is located in the English ...
on the west, and
Brecqhou, and
Sark on the east, in the
Channel Islands. It has a treacherous current, and the tidal variations in this region are amongst some of the most extreme in the world. It hides a number of sunken rocks.
However, it sees a reasonable amount of marine transport, because Sark has no airstrip, forcing the population to travel to
Guernsey
Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency.
It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
by boat.
The
Little Roussel
The Little Roussel, also known as the Petit Ruau or Little Russel, is a channel running between the isle of Herm and Guernsey in the Channel Islands.
The main harbours of Guernsey and Herm face into the Little Roussel. There are many small r ...
(aka the ''Little Russel''), is the channel running between Herm on the east and
St Peter Port on the west.
References
External links
Picture of Herm from the air, showing Le Grand Ruau
Bailiwick of Guernsey
Herm
Sark
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