List of islands of the United Kingdom

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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.

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[edit] United Kingdom Proper

[edit] England

Main article: List of islands of England

[edit] Scotland

Main article: List of islands of Scotland

[edit] Wales

Main article: List of islands of Wales

[edit] Northern Ireland

(Northern Ireland is part of Ireland; see List of islands of Ireland)

[edit] Overseas Territories

[edit] Akrotiri and Dhekelia

[edit] Anguilla

[edit] Ascension Island

Ascension Island is a dependency of Saint Helena.

[edit] Bermuda

[edit] 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 off other claiming countries) and are suspended. All are regulated by the Antarctic Treaty

[edit] British Indian Ocean Territory

[edit] British Virgin Islands

[edit] Cayman Islands

[edit] Falkland Islands

Main article: List of islands of the Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands are also claimed by Argentina, see Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.

[edit] Gibraltar

The Strait of Gibraltar

[edit] Gough Island

[edit] Montserrat

[edit] Pitcairn Islands

[edit] Saint Helena

[edit] 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.

[edit] Tristan da Cunha

[edit] Turks and Caicos Islands

[edit] See also

The Crown dependencies are not part of the United Kingdom. For details of islands within their territories, see:
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