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Some places in the British Isles are called islands or isles, but are not. Some of these were formerly islands surrounded by marshland. Others are peninsulas or just coastal settlements. They include: Isle of Athelney; Isle of Axholme; Barrow Island; Brown's Island, Rutland Water; Cobholm Island, part of Great Yarmouth; Isle of Dogs
England, United Kingdom Lundy: 4 2 28: Devon: England, United Kingdom Tresco: 3 1 180: Isles of Scilly: England, United Kingdom Lambay Island: 3 1 7: County Dublin: Republic of Ireland Calf of Man: 3 1 2 (seasonal) Irish Sea: Isle of Man Lettermullen or Lettermullan: 3 1 214 [16] Galway Republic of Ireland Thorney Island [19] 2 1 1,079: West ...
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 .
Hebrides (Scotland, United Kingdom) Orkney (Scotland, United Kingdom) Shetland (Scotland, United Kingdom) Isles of Scilly (England, United Kingdom) Isle of Wight (England, United Kingdom) Channel Islands an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy which are dependencies of the British Crown. Ireland
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 December 2024. Archipelago in north-western Europe This article is about the geographical archipelago. For those parts under British sovereignty, see British Islands. British Isles Other native names Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór (Irish) Ynysoedd Prydain (Welsh) Enesow Bretennek (Cornish) Eileanan ...
The Isles of Scilly (/ ˈ s ɪ l i / SIL-ee; Standard Written Form: Syllan, Enesek Syllan, or Enesow Syllan) [6] are a small archipelago off the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. One of the islands, St Agnes, is over four miles (six kilometres) further south than the most southerly point of the British mainland at Lizard Point.
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 ...
Ignazio Danti's map of the British Isles from the Florentine Palazzo Vecchio's Stanza delle Mappe geografiche, 1565: Isole Britaniche Lequalico tengano il regno di Inghilterra et di Scotia con l'Hibernia. The term "British Isles" entered the English language in the late 16th century to refer to Great Britain, Ireland and the surrounding islands.