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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 total area of the islands is 314,965 km 2 (121,609 sq mi). [1] Great Britain accounts for the larger part of this area at 66%, [ 2 ] with Ireland accounting for 26%, [ 3 ] leaving the remaining 8%—an area of 23,996 km 2 (9,265 sq mi)—consisting of thousands of smaller islands.
This is a list of islands of England ... Island Population (2011 UK census) 1: Portsea Island: 207,100 2: Isle of Wight: 141,538 3: Isle of Sheppey: 40,300 4:
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 ...
Sand Inch was a small island in the River Clyde next to King's Inch; Scalp na Caoraich, Cridhe An Uisge, Rònach and Scalp Phàdraig Mhòir - four small islands at the delta of the River Ness in Inverness which were removed in the 19th century. Scottle Holm was an islet north of Lerwick, Shetland. It has since become part of an industrial estate.
Around 800 square kilometres (300 sq mi) of the waters around Rùm, Canna and the low-lying rocky islet of Oigh-sgeir have been designated as the Small Isles Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area (NCMPA). Of particular note is that this area holds the UK's only known colony of fan mussels. [26]
The Hebrides.The Outer Hebrides (in orange) lie to the west with the Inner Hebrides closer to the mainland of Scotland in the east. Satellite pictures of Outer Hebrides. The Outer Hebrides is a chain of more than 100 islands and small skerries located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of mainland Scotland.
Toggle Uninhabited islands in the Bailiwick of Guernsey subsection. 2.1 Islets around Alderney. 2.2 Islets around Sark. 2.3 Islets around Herm. 2.4 Islets around ...