Dependent territories of the United Kingdom
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The United Kingdom has many dependent territories throughout the world, which are legally part of the UK. These are often also referred to as United Kingdom Overseas Territories.
United Kingdom Dependent Territories
- Anguilla
- Bermuda
- British Antarctic Territory
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Cayman Islands
- Falkland Islands
- Gibraltar
- Montserrat
- Pitcairn Islands
- Saint Helena
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- British Virgin Islands
Although the United Kingdom is responsible for their external affairs, The Isle of Man and Channel Islands are not legally part of the United Kingdom; they are classed as British Crown Dependencies.
See also: Crown colony.
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Dependent territories of the United Kingdom" http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependent_territories_of_the_United_Kingdom August 10, 2003
