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The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) or alternatively referred to as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) [1] [2] are the fourteen territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, while not forming part of the United Kingdom itself, are part of its sovereign territory.
The British claim in Antarctica is shown in shaded blue. [1] The United Kingdom's exclusive economic zone is the fifth largest in the world at 6,805,586 km 2 (2,627,651 sq mi). [2] It comprises the exclusive economic zones surrounding the United Kingdom, [3] the Crown Dependencies, and the British Overseas Territories.
Crown colony, an obsolete term for the Overseas Territories, and historically many others with a similar status. Commonwealth of Nations, former parts of the British Empire which are now fully independent countries, many now republics. Commonwealth realms, those of the above countries which retain the same monarch as the United Kingdom.
The British Antarctic Territory, which covers an area of 1,709,400 km 2 (660,000 sq mi) is geographically the largest of the British Overseas Territories followed by the Falkland Islands which covers an area of 12,173 km 2 (4,700 sq mi). The remaining twelve overseas territories cover an area 5,997 km 2 (2,315 sq mi).
Geography of the United Kingdom by British Overseas Territory or Crown Dependency. Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom situated in the Indian Ocean, halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia.The territory comprises the seven atolls of the Chagos Archipelago with over 1,000 individual islands, many very small, amounting to a total land area of 60 square kilometres (23 square miles). [5]
United Kingdom (plus British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) →including: → Akrotiri and Dhekelia → Anguilla → Bermuda → British Indian Ocean Territory → British Virgin Islands → Cayman Islands → Falkland Islands → Gibraltar → Guernsey → Isle of Man → Jersey → Montserrat → Pitcairn Islands
This is a list of countries and territories by land and maritime borders. For each country or territory, the number and identity of other countries and territories that neighbor it are listed. Land borders and maritime boundaries are included and are tabulated separately and in combination.