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Orkney is part of the United Kingdom. Orkney is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, a constituency of the Scottish Parliament, a lieutenancy area, and a former county. Orkney is represented in the House of Commons as part of the Orkney and Shetland constituency, which elects one Member of Parliament (MP), the current incumbent being Alistair Carmichael.
The Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernseyare not part of Great Britain, they are not part of the United Kingdom and neither are they part of the European Union. They are self-governing British Crown dependencies.
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∙ 14y agoGreat Britain includes mainland Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), the Hebrides, Orkney, Shetland, the Isle of Wight, the Scillies and a few other fairly insignificant islands.
It does not include Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands. (Part of Ireland is included in the United Kingdom, but the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are technically outside the UK, and outside the EU.)
Nevertheless the expression "British Isles" is a bit vaguer, with no precise definition.
It may be used to mean Great Britain, or the UK, or Great Britain and Ireland. It may include or exclude the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands.
There are, of course, many other islands which do not belong to the British Isles - such as Corsica, Borneo, the Falklands, Cuba, Japan, Baffin Island, Sardinia, Capri, New Zealand, Sicily, Elba, the Azores, Madeira, the Balearic Islands ... and all of Indonesia and the Philipines!
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How did the British isles get its isles?
British Isles is the geographical term for the islands of Britain and Ireland and all of their offshore islands. It has nothing to do with the political split of these islands.
What country do each of these islands belong to British isles Corsica Iceland Sardinia and Sicily?
The British Isles is just a geographical term. The islands in it do not belong to any one country. There are a number of countries in it, most notably Ireland and also the United Kingdom. Iceland is an independent country. Corsica belongs to France. Sardinia and Sicily belong to Italy.
What two large river islands comprise the British isles?
There are many river islands in the British Isles but no two comprise them
What is the name of the group of islands in which united kingdom belong?
The British Isles... a group of approximately 1,000 islands off the coast of Europe - of which Great Britain is the largest.
Where are the British isles?
The British Isles are locates to the northwest of continental Europe. The Isles are made up of two main islands, Ireland & Great Britain. There are other islands that include the Shetland Isles
What is the hottest place in British isles?
The hottest place in the British Isles is Jersey in the Channel Islands
Where are the British Isles located?
The British Isles are locates to the northwest of continental Europe. The Isles are made up of two main islands, Ireland & Great Britain. There are other islands that include the Shetland Isles
What is the name of a group of islands in which the united kingdom belongs?
It is the Hebrides, comprising hundreds of islands off the northwest coast of Scotland. There are no such collection of islands off the northwest coast of England.
What two places are sometimes considered part of the British Isles?
Geographically, the British Isles are the islands of Britain and Ireland and all of their off-shore islands.
What countries compise the British isles?
Geographically, the British Isles are the islands of Britain and Ireland and all of their off-shore islands. Politically, the British Isles are comprised of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
What is the name of the group of islands in which the United Kingdom belongs?
British Isles
Why is Ireland and the UK grouped as a region?
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