British Isles

Summary

British Isles is an archipelago^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,505 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• British Isles is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• British Isles is in the country of Ireland^[4].
• British Isles is in the country of Guernsey^[5].
• British Isles is in the country of Jersey^[6].
• British Isles is in the country of Isle of Man^[7].
• British Isles is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[8].
• British Isles's instance of is recorded as archipelago^[9].
• British Isles's instance of is recorded as island group^[10].
• British Isles's Commons category is recorded as British Isles^[11].
• British Isles's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[12].
• British Isles's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[13].
• British Isles's said to be the same as is recorded as terminology of the British Isles^[14].
• British Isles's said to be the same as is recorded as Islands of the North Atlantic^[15].
• British Isles comprises Ireland^[16].
• British Isles comprises Great Britain^[17].
• British Isles comprises Isles of Scilly^[18].
• British Isles comprises Channel Islands^[19].
• British Isles comprises Isle of Man^[20].
• British Isles comprises Hebrides^[21].
• British Isles comprises Orkney Islands^[22].
• British Isles comprises Shetland Islands^[23].
• British Isles comprises Anglesey^[24].
• British Isles's highest point is recorded as Ben Nevis^[25].
• British Isles's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54, 'lon': -4}^[26].
• British Isles's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Europe^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include United Kingdom^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1927^[30]; Ireland^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Ireland^[32], founded in 1937^[33]; Guernsey^[5], a Crown Dependencies^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1204^[36]; Jersey^[6], a Crown Dependencies^[37], in Jersey^[38], founded in 1651^[39]; and Isle of Man^[7], a Crown Dependencies^[40], in Isle of Man^[41], founded in 1765^[42]. British Isles is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[8].

Physical Characteristics

British Isles covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+121684'}^[43]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1343'}^[44]. It has a population of {'amount': '+71891524'}^[45].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archipelago^[9] and island group^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for British Isles include British Columbia^[46], a province of Canada^[47], in Canada^[48], founded in 1871^[49].

Why It Matters

British Isles ranks in the top 3% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,505 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for it include British Columbia^[46], a province of Canada^[47], in Canada^[48], founded in 1871^[49].