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The largest of the other islands are to be found in the Hebrides and the Northern Isles to the north, and Anglesey and the Isle of Man between Great Britain and Ireland. Not included are the Channel Islands which, positioned off the coast of France , are not part of the archipelago.
This is a list of islands of England (excluding the mainland which is itself a part of the island of Great Britain), as well as a table of the largest English islands by area and by population. Islands by type and name
The Channel Islands, off the north coast of France, are normally taken to be part of the British Isles, [10] even though geographically they do not form part of the archipelago. [11] Under the UK Interpretation Act 1978, the Channel Islands are clarified as forming part of the British Islands, [12] not to be confused with 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 coastline of the United Kingdom is formed by a variety of natural features including islands, bays, headlands and peninsulas. It consists of the coastline of the island of Great Britain, the north-east coast of the island of Ireland, as well as many much smaller islands. Much of the coastline is accessible and quite varied in geography and ...
Originally an offshore island, the loch became cut off from the sea around 200 BC and the island is now connected to dry land by a permanent causeway. [48] Bunglan was once a separate island, but is now connected to Samphrey by two tombolos. Eilean-a-beithich was once one of the Slate Islands and located in Easdale Sound. However, it was ...
The “oldest map of Great Britain” along with geological data of Cardigan Bay off the coast of Wales provide “evidence for the existence of two ‘lost’ offshore islands,” the study says.
The Channel Islands [note 1] are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy.They are divided into two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, which is the largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller islands.