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Parts of the United Kingdom

Name the countries, overseas territories, and crown dependencies of the United Kingdom.
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Last updated: October 1, 2015
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First submittedSeptember 10, 2015
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Countries
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Location
Overseas Territories
Cyprus
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Caribbean
Anguilla
North Atlantic
Bermuda
Antarctica
British Antarctic Territory
Indian Ocean
British Indian Ocean Territory
Caribbean
British Virgin Islands
Caribbean
Cayman Islands
South Atlantic
Falkland Islands
Iberia
Gibraltar
Caribbean
Montserrat
South Pacific
Pitcairn Islands
South Atlantic
Saint Helena, Ascension,
and Tristan da Cunha
South Atlantic
South Georgia and
the South Sandwich Islands
North Atlantic
Turks and Caicos
Location
Crown Dependencies
English Channel
Guernsey
Irish Sea
Isle of Man
English Channel
Jersey
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Level 70
Sep 10, 2015
Turks and Caicos is in the North Atlantic? I would consider it the Caribbean.
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Level 76
Sep 10, 2015
Turks and Caicos consider they are Caribbean too - their own tourism website says "Turks & Caicos Islands beckon you to an undiscovered Caribbean". I presume they're not suggesting you go somewhere else...
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Level 76
Sep 10, 2015
But that same website goes on to say "Technically, the Turks and Caicos are located in the Atlantic Ocean, not the Caribbean Sea", so I guess Quizmaster is onto something.
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Level 92
Sep 14, 2015
Yeah, the Caribbean is south of the Cuba-Hispaniola-Puerto Rico chain. Turks and Caicos are north of Hispaniola.
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Level 70
Jun 23, 2016
The southern part of TCI borders the Carribbean, and the northern part borders the Atlantic.
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Level 37
Jun 23, 2017
Look. For once and for all the Turks and Caicos islands, as well as the Cayman islands and the Bahamas are NOT in the Caribbean

Sea! - Go peddle your rubbish to those who don't know any better

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Level 70
Dec 19, 2017
Bahamas and TCI are debatable, but there is no way Cayman Islands are not in the very middle of the Caribbean Sea. They are between Jamaica and Mexico.
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Level 84
Dec 19, 2017
Um, the Cayman Islands couldn't be any Caribbeaner if they tried. The words "Caribbean Sea" wrap around them on most maps.
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Level 59
Dec 19, 2017
Blimey divantilya, is there really any need to be so rude? Besides, the Cayman Isles are in the Caribbean as they are south of Cuba and not that far from Jamaica. Referring to the international organization who define the oceans and seas (the International Hydrographic Organization), the Turks and Caicos are just outside the Caribbean Sea, so Atlantic Ocean would appear to be correct, assuming that Jetpunk is following international conventions rather than oft hazy public perceptions (such as the Turks and Caicos tourist website, who are clearly using Caribbean for marketing purposes rather than following precise geographic definitions!).
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Level 59
Dec 19, 2017
Just to add: the IHO define the northern boundary of the Caribbean as the channel between Cuba and Haiti (the Windward Channel). T&C are further north than that particular channel.
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Level 79
Dec 20, 2017
I think the "North" part of "North Atlantic" is what is throwing people. True, the TCI are north of the equator, but "North Atlantic" brings to mind Iceland, Ireland, the maritime provinces of Canada and Greenland. Not so much every island north of the equator.

Which is why we lazily think of everything from the Gulf of Mexico to South America as "the Caribbean" even if that is not really accurate. I tend to think that the TCI have more in common with Jamaica than Newfoundland.

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Level 73
Jul 19, 2018
Wow, divantilya, that reaction wasn't at all over the top. I like a person with fire and conviction about the really important things in life. All of those islands need to be put back where they belong. I can't imagine who moved them anyway, but I think you have straightened it out for us. Good job. Don't make eye contact and back away slowly...
+15
Level 88
Feb 21, 2020
Cyprus is definitely in the Caribbean Sea.
+1
Level 70
Dec 6, 2023
It is for Jetpunk.
+2
Level 56
Oct 1, 2015
"Indian Ocean" is accepted for British Indian Ocean Territory but "Antarctic" is not accepted for British Antarctic Territory. It would make more sense if either both or neither were accepted.
+3
Level ∞
Oct 1, 2015
Antarctic will work now
+10
Level 55
Oct 1, 2015
This is what I love about jetpunk. I know no other community where I can find people I agree with so thoroughly. Of course it makes it an easy fill in answer, but as long as both have the same, or you have to type the whole thing for both, that is acceptable to us pedants.
+9
Level 79
Apr 24, 2020
Or find people you disagree with so strongly.
+1
Level 68
Jan 19, 2024
Yes! Let's talk about Cyprus!!!
+1
Level 60
Jan 27, 2024
Las Islas Malvinas son argentinas!
+1
Level 58
Mar 11, 2024
Y Gibraltar es Español!
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Level 88
Oct 1, 2015
Any chance of including Chagos Archipelago or even just Diego Garcia for BIOT? The latter to my knowledge being the only inhabited island.
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Level 76
Oct 1, 2015
Yes I think at least Diego Garcia could be accepted
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Level 60
Oct 1, 2015
I kept trying Diego Garcia thinking i must have been spelling it wrong somehow
+7
Level ∞
Oct 1, 2015
Diego Garcia and Chagos will work now
+4
Level 77
Oct 30, 2022
kolp, sadly Diego Garcia is only inhabited by US military personnel, not by Chagossians any more since the British wickedly turfed them out back in the 60s, I think.
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Level 47
Oct 1, 2015
British Antarctic Territory? None of the Antarctic claims are internationally recognized.
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Level 82
Dec 19, 2017
Never heard of it before but managed to guess it anyway.
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Level 50
Jun 3, 2018
Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands are also disputed, but they are still British territories. I think it should be included.
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Level 74
Jul 24, 2018
Gibraltar and Falkland may be disputed, but the Antarctic Territories are officialy unrecognized, even by the UK itself.
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Level 50
May 28, 2019
No, the British Antarctic Territory is recognised by the UK, and by a large number of other countries as well. What I think you are referring to is the Antarctic Treaty System, which specifies that Antarctica shall not be used for weapons testing, and shall be set aside as a preserve for scientific exploration, among other things. This does not mean that claims to parts of it are not recognised.
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Level 72
Jul 13, 2022
"...and by a large number of other countries as well." No, four countries is not a large number of countries. It's not even technically a majority of the eight other countries who care enough to politically recognize Antarctic territorial claims. British Antarctic Territory doesn't have any permanent UK residents, just temporary researchers and military personnel from three different nations, each claiming the territory as their own.
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Level 83
Apr 24, 2020
Yeah, what CaoMaru said. The Antarctic Treaty did not affect any claims made prior to 1961, but those afterwards would not be recognised. The seven existing claimants still stake their right to the land and use of it for research. The confusing bit is that a lot of the claims overlap.
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Level 64
Jul 13, 2022
Australia, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the UK all recognise each others claims.
+1
Level 67
Oct 1, 2015
Also, the City of London constitutes a country: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_London
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Level 92
Oct 1, 2015
No, it's a separate city and county, not a separate country.
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Level 47
Oct 1, 2015
Er, I don't think that is correct. It constitutes a city (within a city) and a county, but not a country. At least, couldn't see anything in the link you gave to suggest otherwise...
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Level 47
Oct 1, 2015
Ha, we cross posted there, plattitude! (My comment was to ct)
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Level 62
Oct 2, 2015
C O U N T Y. No R. I misread that word all the time.
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Level 82
Dec 19, 2017
I know the original Sandwich Islands are now Hawaii, but I guessed sandwich islands on a lark; wasn't specific enough.
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Level 79
Dec 19, 2017
The Crown Dependencies aren't part of the UK, so really they should be removed. I can't think how you could easily rephrase the question to include them.
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Level 78
Dec 19, 2017
I second rufty tufty's comment. Whereas French dependencies are part of France UK ones are not part of the UK. The question could be phrased UK and Dependencies.
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Level 59
Dec 19, 2017
They do have an odd relationship with the UK, don't they. The UK still retains some responsibilities (such as defence) so there is some UK control over them. As they are listed under a separate category on the quiz, I can't see any issue with them appearing, it's not as if they are being shown as part of the UK proper.
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Level 50
Sep 24, 2018
I agree. If they were left off, then the overseas territories should be left off as well, which would defeat the purpose of the quiz.
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Level 45
Dec 19, 2017
What about the other 5 Channel Islands, Alderney, Sark, Herm, Brecqou and Jethou?
+7
Level 59
Dec 19, 2017
They are all an integral part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey
+5
Level 79
Dec 19, 2017
They all come under the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
+12
Level 66
Dec 19, 2017
Rich people choose your tax haven.
+8
Level 62
Dec 19, 2017
I prefer subscribing to scientology so I can guard my millions by "donating" to the "church" and taking advantage of the tax-free status and tax deductibles. And of course I'll have my friends in the "church" funnel that money back into my own projects.
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Level 36
Dec 19, 2017
Maybe accept Queen Elizabeth Land for British Antarctic Territory? Not the official name, but neither is Chagos Archipelago.
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Level 83
Apr 24, 2020
Queen Elizabeth Land is only a portion of BAT. It would be like saying England when the UK is the answer.
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Level 52
Dec 19, 2017
Is it too much to ask to accept Malvinas for Falkland in this context...
+24
Level 82
Dec 19, 2017
In this context certainly
+8
Level 79
Jul 10, 2018
You could ask the people who actually live there, see what they think.
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Level 88
Feb 21, 2020
Is it too much for you to accept who has inhabited those islands nowhere near Argentina for 200 years....in any context?
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Level 80
Dec 19, 2017
"North Atlantic" really throws you off for Turks & Caicos. North Atlantic refers to Iceand, Faroe Islands, etc. This should be changed.
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Level 79
Dec 20, 2017
Well, it is north of the equator. But you are right, North Atlantic is Titanic territory. Brrr. It is easy to think of everything from the Gulf of Mexico to the north shore of South America as "The Caribbean" however technically wrong that is.
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Level 83
Apr 24, 2020
The North Atlantic is the northern half of the Atlantic Ocean, i.e. the half above the equator. The T&C are north of the equator, and in the Atlantic. Don't know what the issue is.
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Level 69
Dec 24, 2017
Not sure why I did it, but I spent ages on different spellings of Isle of Wight before I moved on.
+21
Level 81
Dec 27, 2017
I missppellled a bunche of the asnwers on this quize.
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Level 93
Jan 25, 2018
Anyone know how the +1 thing works? I want to give the person above a whole lot of support. Clerely they need hellp
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Level 60
Jul 2, 2020
It's just the heart on the top left corner of the comment.
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Level 48
Mar 22, 2018
Is there one of these for France?
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Level 89
Apr 24, 2020
There is. You can find it over here.
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Level 34
Jun 23, 2019
Really? Only 93% of people knew that England was in the UK? And yet the other 7% still chose to do the quiz XD
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Level 66
Aug 30, 2019
Got pitcairn, but not gibraltar, falklands, bermuda or anything lower than that..
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Level 64
Dec 6, 2023
You think that's bad? I remembered Diego Garcia but forgot the Falklands!
+1
Level 67
Apr 24, 2020
QM could you consider IOM as a type in for Isle of Man please?
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Level 51
Apr 24, 2020
What about Cook Islands?
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Level 68
Apr 24, 2020
Cook Islands are in free association with New Zealand.
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Level 45
Apr 24, 2020
0/10 Didn't accept Jabal Tariq for Gibraltar >:(
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Level 79
Apr 25, 2020
What do you mean 0/10? And this isn't an Arabic quiz.
+4
Level 67
Apr 27, 2020
I know you're trying to flex your cool fact that it was originally an Arabic name, which the Spanish later translated to Gibraltar... But it obviously wasn't going to work was it, as you sure know with a quiz score of 45, Jetpunk looks for English names, or at least commonly used names. And why would you even try it anyway? As I say, I think that's just your way of saying look at me I know a fact - so fair play to you then!
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Level 51
Apr 24, 2020
How is the Isle of Wight not a crown dependency and the Isle of Man is?
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Level 68
Apr 24, 2020
Isle of Wight is an integral part of England.
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Level 78
Sep 29, 2020
Indeed. It is a county.
+1
Level 79
Apr 25, 2020
No, the Emperor of Botswana is correct.
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Level 53
Apr 14, 2021
The Isle of Wight is much closer to British mainland than the IOM, and has been tied closer to the mainland through history as a result.
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Level 76
May 9, 2020
Pretty sure Northern Ireland is a province and not a country...
+1
Level 67
Dec 7, 2023
lol pretty sure its a country as an integral part of the United Kingdom..
+1
Level 40
Oct 26, 2020
I had no idea we owned Bermuda :/
+1
Level 74
Jul 13, 2022
Yup, it's the UK's most populous and wealthiest overseas territory, although that's distorted by its tax haven status.
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Level 56
Dec 18, 2020
Spent forever trying to guess Heard Island and the McDonald Islands.... oops.
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Level 70
Jul 13, 2022
I will never, EVER remember the names of those bases.
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Level 67
Jul 13, 2022
I remembered them just fine, but I just couldn't spell them!
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Level 71
Jul 13, 2022
It’s impossible to spell Akratori and Dhakelia correctly, please add more type-ins.
+1
Level 86
Jul 15, 2022
"Sovereign Base Areas" would be a good start - not only spellable, but how they are normally referred to.
+1
Level 59
Dec 17, 2022
i tried just typing "military base" i did not know it had a name
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Level 35
Feb 8, 2023
ez shmeezy
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Level 44
Mar 24, 2023
Santa Helena didn't work for Saint Helena.

Sandwich didn't work for South Sandwich, but I guess the former normally refers to Hawaii...

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Level 52
Dec 6, 2023
got Guernsey and Jersey based off of cow breeds and that is where they are from

Also currently taking an Agriculture class which is the reason I know about those two islands

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Level 48
Dec 9, 2023
Is British Indian Ocean Territory in fact a part of UK? De facto yes, but de jure? According to my somewhat vague knowledge of international law it is an illegally occupied part of Mauritius in a similar way, that Russia occupies Crimea.