 A map showing the areas referred to as the British Islands shaded red | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | North-western Europe |
| Adjacent to | Atlantic Ocean, North Sea |
| Total islands | 6,000+ |
| Highest elevation | 1,345 m (4413 ft) |
| Highest point | Ben Nevis[citation needed] |
| Administration | |
| Capital and largest settlement | Saint Peter Port |
| Area covered | 78 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Capital and largest settlement | Saint Helier |
| Area covered | 118 km2 (46 sq mi) |
| Capital and largest settlement | Douglas |
| Area covered | 572 km2 (221 sq mi) |
| Capital and largest city | London |
| Area covered | 244,111 km2 (94,252 sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| Languages | Auregnais, Cornish, English, French, Guernésiais, Irish, Jèrriais, Manx, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Sercquiais, Shelta, Ulster-Scots, Welsh |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| • Summer (DST) | |
| Drives on the | left |
The British Islands[1] is a term within the law of the United Kingdom which refers collectively to the following four polities:
- the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
- the Bailiwick of Guernsey (including the jurisdictions of Alderney, Guernsey and Sark);
- the Bailiwick of Jersey;
- the Isle of Man.[2]
The Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey are Crown Dependencies and are not a part of the United Kingdom. The Parliament of the United Kingdom on occasions introduces legislation that is extended to the islands, normally by the use of Orders in Council. For this reason it has been found useful to have a collective term for the combined territories. A statutory definition can be found in Schedule 1 of the Interpretation Act 1978.[3]
The term The United Kingdom and the Islands is used in the Immigration Act 1971.[4]
- ^ Ingram, Alex (12 October 2020). "A Glance at Daily Life Among the Caretakers of Britain's Small Islands". New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020.
- ^ "British Islands Bats". Bat Conservation Trust. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020.
- ^ Everett-Heath, John (2020). British Islands. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-190563-6. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Opinion of Mr Advocate General La Pergola delivered on 23 September 1997. - Rui Alberto Pereira Roque v His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey. - Reference for a preliminary ruling: Royal Court of Jersey. - Freedom of movement for persons - 1972 Act of Accession - Protocol No 3 on the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man - Jersey. - Case C-171/96". General Court (European Union). 1998. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021.