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This article is a list of some of the islands that form the British Isles that have an area of one kilometre squared (247 acres) or larger, listing area and population data. The total area of the islands is 314,965 km2 (121,608 sq. mi.).COUNTRY/TERRITORY INDEX, ISLAND DIRECTORY
United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 9 August 2015.Island Facts
, Isle of Man Government. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
According to the UNEP, the Republic of Ireland has a land area of 70,282 km2, and the United Kingdom has a land area of 244,111 km2. According to the Isle of Man Government, the Isle of Man has a land area of 572 km2. Therefore, the overall land area of the British Isles is 315,159 km2 Great Britain accounts for the larger part of this area at 66%,Great Britain, ISLAND DIRECTORY
United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 9 August 2015. According to the UNEP, Great Britain has an area of 209,331 km2. with Ireland accounting for 26%,Ireland, ISLAND DIRECTORY
United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 9 August 2015. According to the UNEP, Ireland has an area of 81,638 km2. leaving the remaining 8%—an area of 23,996 km2 (9265 sq. mi.)—comprising thousands of smaller islands. The largest of the other islands are to be found in the Hebrides and the Northern Isles to the north, and Anglesey and the Isle of Man between Great Britain and Ireland. Not included are the Channel Islands which, positioned off the coast of France, are not part of the archipelago. There are 189 permanently inhabited islands in total: * Isle of Man: 2 * Republic of Ireland: 62 and part of Ireland * United Kingdom: 123 plus Great Britain and part of Ireland ** England: 19 and part of Great Britain ** Northern Ireland: 1 and part of Ireland ** Scotland: 97 and part of Great Britain ** Wales: 6 and part of Great Britain
This article is a list of some of the islands that form the British Isles that have an area of one kilometre squared (247 acres) or larger, listing area and population data. The total area of the islands is 314,965 km2 (121,608 sq. mi.).United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
, Isle of Man Government. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
According to the UNEP, the Republic of Ireland has a land area of 70,282 km2, and the United Kingdom has a land area of 244,111 km2. According to the Isle of Man Government, the Isle of Man has a land area of 572 km2. Therefore, the overall land area of the British Isles is 315,159 km2 Great Britain accounts for the larger part of this area at 66%,Great Britain, ISLAND DIRECTORY
United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 9 August 2015. According to the UNEP, Great Britain has an area of 209,331 km2. with Ireland accounting for 26%,Ireland, ISLAND DIRECTORY
United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 9 August 2015. According to the UNEP, Ireland has an area of 81,638 km2. leaving the remaining 8%—an area of 23,996 km2 (9265 sq. mi.)—comprising thousands of smaller islands. The largest of the other islands are to be found in the Hebrides and the Northern Isles to the north, and Anglesey and the Isle of Man between Great Britain and Ireland. Not included are the Channel Islands which, positioned off the coast of France, are not part of the archipelago. There are 189 permanently inhabited islands in total: * Isle of Man: 2 * Republic of Ireland: 62 and part of Ireland * United Kingdom: 123 plus Great Britain and part of Ireland ** England: 19 and part of Great Britain ** Northern Ireland: 1 and part of Ireland ** Scotland: 97 and part of Great Britain ** Wales: 6 and part of Great Britain
See also
* British Isles * List of islands in the Atlantic Ocean * List of islands of England * List of islands of Ireland * List of islands of Scotland ** List of Orkney islands **List of Outer Hebrides
The Outer Hebrides is a chain of more than 100 islands and small skerries located about west of mainland Scotland. There are 15 inhabited islands in this archipelago, which is also known as the Western Isles and archaically as the Long Isle ( ...
** List of Shetland islands
* List of islands of the Isle of Man
* List of islands of the United Kingdom
* List of islands of Wales
References
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