Sark

Sark (Fr. Gers), the smallest of the four Channel Islands (q.v.), 6 miles E. of Guernsey and 12 NNW. of Jersey. Only 2 sq. m. in area, it is almost entirely rockbound, and consists of two portions, Great and Little Sark, connected by an isthmus called the Coupée, 456 feet long, 5 to 8 broad, and 384 high. Lead was mined during 1835-45; fishing and agriculture are now almost the only occupations. Pop. (1841) 785; (1891) 571.