List of islands of the United Kingdom

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

Great Britain (the largest island in Europe)

England

Barrow Island
Bawden Rocks
Brownsea Island
Canvey Island
Coquet Island
Drake's Island
Eddystone
Farne Islands
- Staple Island
Foulness Island
Furzey Island
Green Island
Havergate Island
Hayling Island
Hilbre Island
Isle of Portland
Isle of Sheppey
Isle of Wight
Isles of Scilly
- Annet
- Bryher
- Gugh
- Samson
- St Agnes
- St Helen's
- St Martin's
- St Mary's
- Tresco
Lindisfarne
Lundy
- Seal's Rock
Mersea Island
Pilsey Island
Portsea Island
Read's Island
Roa Island
Seghy
Stanlow Island
Steep Holm
The Gwineas
Thorney Island
Virtle Rock
Wallasea Island
Walney Island

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.

Boa Island
Cannon Rock
Copeland Islands
Lustymore Island
Rathlin Island
Ram's Island
White Island

Scotland

Ailsa Craig
Arran
Bute
Isle of Skye
Raasay
Rona (disambiguation)
Soay (disambiguation)
Muck
Eigg
Rùm
Shuna
Colonsay
Oronsay
Scarba
Easdale
Jura
Islay
Mull
Ulva
Gometra
Iona
Coll
Tiree
Lewis and Harris (the largest island in the British Isles after Great Britain and Ireland)
Orkney
- Mainland
Shetland
Rockall
Hiort or Hirta
Boreray (disambiguation)
Stac Lee
Vatersay
Eriskay
Grimsay
Berneray
Barra
Mingulay
South Uist
Benbecula
North Uist
Vallay
Killegray
Berneray (disambiguation)
Taransay
Scarp
Mealasta Island
Scalpay, Inner Hebrides
Scalpay, Outer Hebrides
Great Bernera
Little Bernera
Pabbay Mhor
Berisay
Flodday
Vuia Mhor
Vuia Bheag
North Rona
Sulisker
Hoy
North Ronaldsay
South Ronaldsay
Sanday
Westray
Rousay
Gairsay
Eday
Auskerry
Stronsay
Shapinsay
Burray
Copinsay
Foula
Whalsay
Yell
Unst
Fair Isle
Fetlar
Bressay
East and West Burra
Muckle Roe
Papa Stour
Trondra
Out Skerries
Mousa
About 800 other islands

Wales

Anglesey (the largest island of Wales)
- Church Island
- Cribinau
- East Mouse
- Holy Island
- Middle Mouse
- North Stack
- Puffin Island
- Salt Island
- The Skerries
- South Stack
- West Mouse
Bardsey Island
Caldey Island
Cardigan Island
Denny Island
Flat Holm
Grassholm Island
Ramsey Island
Skokholm Island
Skomer Island
Sully Island

Overseas Territories

Anguilla

Anguilla
Anguillita
Dog Island
Prickly Pear Cays
Sandy Island, also known as Sand Island
Scrub Island
Seal Island
Sombrero, also known as Hat Island

Bermuda

Castle Island
Hawkins Island
Ireland Island
Nonsuch Island
Ordnance Island
Paget Island
Saint David's Island
Saint George's Island
Smith's Island
Somerset Island
Trunk Island

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.

Adelaide Island
Astrolabe Island
Berkner Island
Dundee Island
D'Urville Island
James Ross Island
- Lockyer Island
Joinville Island
Snow Hill Island
South Orkney Islands
- Acuña Island
- Coronation Island
- Inaccessible Islands
- Laurie Island
- Powell Island
- Robertson Island
- Saddle Islands
- Shagnasty Island
- Signy Island
- Valette Island
South Shetland Islands
- Aitcho Islands
  - Barrientos Island
  - Emeline Island
  - Jorge Island
  - Cecilia Island, named Isla Torre by Chile
  - Sierra Island
  - Passage Rock
  - Morris Rock
- Clarence Island
- Deception Island
- Elephant Island
  - Cornwallis Island
  - Gibbs Island
  - Rowett Island
  - Seal Islands
- Greenwich Island
- King George Island
  - Bridgeman Island
  - Penguin Island
- Livingston Island
  - Desolation Island
  - Half Moon Island
  - Rugged Island
- Low Island
- Nelson Island
- Robert Island
- Smith Island
- Snow Island
Vega Island
ZigZag Island

British Indian Ocean Territory

Blenheim Reef
Danger Island
Diego Garcia
Eagle Islands
- Eagle Island (Ile Aigle)
- Ile Aux Vaches
Egmont Islands
- Eastern Egmont (Ile Sud-Est)
- Ile aux Rats
- Ile Carre Pate
- Ile Cipaye
- Ile Lubine
Ganges Bank
Great Chagos Bank
Nelsons Island
Owen Bank
Peros Banhos
Pitt Bank
Salomon Islands
- Ile Anglaise
- Ile Boddam
- Ile Charles
- Ile de la Passe
- Ile Diable
- Ile Du Sel
- Ile Fouquet
- Ile Jacobin
- Ile Mapou
- Ile Poule
- Ile Sepulture
- Takamaka Islands
  - Ile Takamaka
Speakers Bank
Victory Bank
Wight Bank

British Virgin Islands

Anegada
- Horseshoe Reef
- Little Anegada
Beef Island
- Bellamy Cay
- Whale Rock
Dog Islands
- George Dog Island
- Great Dog Island
- Seal Dog Islands
  - East Seal Dog Island
  - Little Seal Dog Island
- West Dog Island
Jost Van Dyke
- Little Jost Van Dyke
Little Sisters
- Carvel Rock
- Cooper Island
- Ginger Island
- Norman Island
- Pelican Island
  - Carrot Rock
  - Dead Chest Island
- Salt Island
Tortola
- Buck Island
Virgin Gorda
- Eustatia Island
- Fallen Jerusalem Island
- Mosquito Island
- Necker Island
- Round Rock

Cayman Islands

Cayman Brac
Grand Cayman
Little Cayman
- Owen Island

Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands are also claimed by Argentina, see: Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute.

East Falkland
- Sea Lion Island
West Falkland
- Jason Islands
  - Elephant Jason Island
  - Flat Jason Island
  - Grand Jason Island
  - South Jason Island
  - Steeple Jason Island
- Passage Islands
- Pebble Island
  - East Island
  - Golding Island
  - Pebble Islet
  - Rabbit Island
- Saunders Island
- Swan Islands
  - North Swan Island
  - Swan Island
  - West Swan Island
- Weddell Island

Montserrat

Montserrat
- Goat Islet
- Little Redonda
- Pinnacle Rock
- Statue Rock

Pitcairn Islands

Ducie Island
- Acadia Islet
- Edwards Islet
- Pandora Islet
- Westward Islet
Henderson Island
Oeno Island
Pitcairn Island

St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha have formed the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha since 2009.

Saint Helena
Ascension Island
- Boatswain Bird Island
  - Boatswain Bird Rock
- Tartar Rock
- White Rocks
Tristan da Cunha
- Gough Island (a dependency of Tristan da Cunha)
- Inaccessible Island
  - Nightingale Islands
  - Middle Island
  - Nightingale Island
  - Stoltenhoff Island

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are also claimed by Argentina. See Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute.

Black Rock
Clerke Rocks
Shag Rocks
South Georgia
- Annenkov Island
- Bird Island
- Cooper Island
- Grassholm
- Grass Island
- Pickersgill Islands
- Welcome Islands
- Willis Islands
  - Main Island
  - Trinity Island
South Sandwich Islands
- Candlemas Islands
- Central Islands
- Southern Thule
- Traversay Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks Islands
- Grand Turk Island
- Salt Cay
  - Cotton Cay
Caicos Islands
- East Caicos
- Middle Caicos
- North Caicos
- Parrot Cay
- Providenciales
- South Caicos
- West Caicos

References

"The St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009". .legislation.gov.uk. 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

[Constitution_Order_2009-1] "The St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009". .legislation.gov.uk. 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2024.