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Isles of Scilly: England, United Kingdom Lambay Island: 3 1 7: County Dublin: Republic of Ireland Calf of Man: 3 1 2 (seasonal) Irish Sea: Isle of Man Lettermullen or Lettermullan: 3 1 214 [16] Galway Republic of Ireland Thorney Island [19] 2 1 1,079: West Sussex: England, United Kingdom Bardsey Island [20] 2 1 4: Gwynedd: Wales, United Kingdom ...
Big Island: Carsington Water: Bird Island: Stocks Reservoir, Lancashire [2] Bridgemarsh Island: River Crouch, Essex: Denny Island: Chew Valley Lake: Flat Island: Carsington Water: Haddiscoe Island (or Chedgrave Island or simply 'The Island') Between River Waveney, River Yare and New Cut [3] Horseshoe Island: Carsington Water: Lady Island ...
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 .
This article lists the islands in the River Thames, or at the mouth of a tributary (marked †), in England.It excludes human-made islands built as part of the building of forty-five two-gate locks which each accompany a weir, and islets subordinate to and forming part of the overall shape of another.
An early variant of the term British Isles dates back to Ancient Greek times, when they were known as the Pretanic or Britannic Islands. It was translated as the British Isles into English in the late 16th or early 17th centuries by English and Welsh writers, whose writings have been described as propaganda and politicised. [19] [20] [21]
There are no islands of any great size in lakes in Wales. The crannog in Llangorse Lake is an artificial island. Several reservoirs contain islets e.g. Llyn Brenig, Elan Valley Reservoirs and Llyn Trawsfynydd, the last named having the largest and most numerous, though some are linked by causeways.
Broch of Clickimin is a former island in Loch of Clickimin, Lerwick, in Shetland. Originally an offshore island, the loch became cut off from the sea around 200 BC and the island is now connected to dry land by a permanent causeway. [48] Bunglan was once a separate island, but is now connected to Samphrey by two tombolos.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 January 2025. Archipelago in north-western Europe This article is about the geographical archipelago. For those parts under British sovereignty, see British Islands. British Isles Other native names Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór (Irish) Ynysoedd Prydain (Welsh) Enesow Bretennek (Cornish) Eileanan ...