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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 largest British island is Great Britain, which forms a substantial majority of the United Kingdom and is the ninth-largest island in the world.
Northern Ireland is a part of the island of Ireland, see; list of islands of Ireland and list of inland islands of Ireland.
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.
The Falkland Islands are also claimed by Argentina, see: Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute.
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha have formed the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha since 2009.[1]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are also claimed by Argentina. See Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute.
The Crown dependencies are not part of the United Kingdom. For details of islands within their territories, see: