This is a list of islands of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has thousands of islands within its territory and several external territories. This is a list of selected British islands grouped by constituent country or overseas territory. The largest British island is Great Britain, which forms a substantial majority of the United Kingdom and is the ninth-largest island in the world.
Contents
- Map of British Isles
- United Kingdom Proper
- England
- Scotland
- Wales
- Northern Ireland
- Anguilla
- Ascension Island
- Bermuda
- British Antarctic Territory
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Falkland Islands
- Montserrat
- Pitcairn Islands
- Saint Helena
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Tristan da Cunha
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- References
Map of British Isles
United Kingdom Proper
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
(Northern Ireland is part of the island of Ireland; see List of islands of Ireland and List of inland islands of Ireland)
Anguilla
Ascension Island
Ascension Island is a dependency of Saint Helena.
Bermuda
British Antarctic Territory
Much of the British Antarctic Territory is also included in the overlapping claims of Chile and Argentina. None of these claims have gained wide international recognition (only the British claim gained any) and are suspended. All are regulated by the Antarctic Treaty
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands are also claimed by Argentina, see Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.
Montserrat
Pitcairn Islands
Saint Helena
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are also claimed by Argentina. See Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.
Tristan da Cunha
Turks and Caicos Islands
References
List of islands of the United Kingdom Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA