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

England

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.

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 pig • 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 • Pabbay Bheag • Berisay • The Old Hill • Flodday • Vuia Mhor • Vuia Bheag • Vacasay West Loch Roag • Vacasay East Loch Roag • North Rona • Sulisker • Eilean Colm Cille • 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

Overseas Territories

Anguilla

Bermuda

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.

British Indian Ocean Territory

British Virgin Islands

Cayman Islands

Falkland Islands

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

Montserrat

Pitcairn Islands

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.

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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

Turks and Caicos Islands