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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.

United Kingdom

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The United Kingdom is composed of four parts: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

England

Main article: List of islands of England

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is a part of the island of Ireland, see; list of islands of Ireland and list of inland islands of Ireland.

Scotland

Main article: List of islands of Scotland
Outer Hebrides UK relief location map
The Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Inner Hebrides
The Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

Wales

Main article: List of islands of Wales

Overseas Territories

Anguilla

  • Anguilla
  • Anguillita
  • Dog Island
  • Prickly Pear Cays
  • Sandy Island, also known as Sand Island
  • Scrub Island
  • Seal Island
  • Sombrero, also known as Hat Island

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

  • Blenheim Reef
  • Danger Island
  • Diego Garcia
  • Eagle Islands
    • Eagle Island (Ile Aigle)
    • Ile Aux Vaches
  • Egmont Islands
    • Eastern Egmont (Ile Sud-Est)
    • Ile aux Rats
    • Ile Carre Pate
    • Ile Cipaye
    • Ile Lubine
  • Ganges Bank
  • Great Chagos Bank
  • Nelsons Island
  • Owen Bank
  • Peros Banhos
  • Pitt Bank
  • Salomon Islands
    • Ile Anglaise
    • Ile Boddam
    • Ile Charles
    • Ile de la Passe
    • Ile Diable
    • Ile Du Sel
    • Ile Fouquet
    • Ile Jacobin
    • Ile Mapou
    • Ile Poule
    • Ile Sepulture
    • Takamaka Islands
      • Ile Takamaka
  • Speakers Bank
  • Victory Bank
  • Wight Bank

British Virgin Islands

Cayman Islands

Falkland Islands

Main article: List of islands of the Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands are also claimed by Argentina, see: Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute.

Montserrat

  • Montserrat
    • Goat Islet
    • Little Redonda
    • Pinnacle Rock
    • Statue Rock

Pitcairn Islands

Saint Helena

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are also claimed by Argentina. See Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute.

Tristan da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha is a dependency of Saint Helena.

Turks and Caicos Islands

See also

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

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