"List of islands of Britain" redirects here. For a list of all of the islands surrounding Great Britain, including those that do not form part of the United Kingdom, see
List of islands of the British Isles .
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
The United Kingdom is composed of four parts: England , Northern Ireland , Scotland and Wales .
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
The Outer Hebrides of Scotland The Inner Hebrides of Scotland
Wales
Overseas Territories
Anguilla
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: Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute .
Montserrat
Montserrat
Goat Islet
Little Redonda
Pinnacle Rock
Statue Rock
Pitcairn Islands
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha have formed the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha since 2009.[ 1]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are also claimed by Argentina. See Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute .
Turks and Caicos Islands
See also
The Crown dependencies are not part of the United Kingdom. For details of islands within their territories, see:
References
Sovereign states States with limited Dependencies and
