Random shots of a small island in the English Channel. Alderney is 3.5 miles long X 1.5 miles wide, with 2,400 residents. A north-sloping island, with steep near-inaccessible cliffs running along most of the south coast. A British territory, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, has strong French influence in street and place names. Accessible by scheduled flights from a selection of airports in the south of England.