An outlying territory or separate area is a state territory geographically separated from its parent territory and lies beyond Exclusive Economic Zone of its parent territory.
The tables below are lists of outlying territories which are marked by distinct, non-contiguous maritime boundaries or land boundaries:
TABLE Ia.Outlying geographical regions.
Outlying Territory | Parent Territory- State/Dependency | Outlying Territory Note |
---|---|---|
Alaska |
United States | exclave |
Amsterdam and St.Paul Islands |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
India | |
Azores |
Portugal | autonomous area |
Annobon |
Equatorial Guinea | |
Ascension Island |
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | |
Europa and Juan de Nova Islands |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | including Bassas da India |
Bornholm |
Denmark | |
Crozet Islands |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | |
Desventuradas Islands |
Chile | |
Galápagos Islands |
Ecuador | special regime |
Gaza Strip |
Palestine | |
Glorioso Islands |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | |
Oecusse |
East Timor | autonomous area |
Kaliningrad Oblast |
Russia | exclave |
Line Islands (Eastern Kiribati) |
Kiribati | |
Macquarie Island |
Australia | |
Musandam |
Oman | governorate, exclave |
Nakhchivan |
Azerbaijan | |
Phoenix Islands (Central Kiribati) |
Kiribati | |
Prince Edward Islands |
South Africa | |
Tristan da Cunha |
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | |
Trindade and Martim Vaz |
Brazil | |
Tromelin Island |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
TABLE Ib.Outlying territories outside the Continent.
Outlying Territory | Parent Territory- State | Outlying Territory Note |
---|---|---|
Bonaire |
Netherlands | special municipality of the Netherlands from October 10, 2010; island retains its status as overseas territory of the European Union during transitional period. |
Canary Islands |
Spain | |
Easter Island (Rapa Nui) |
Chile | new status from 6 June 2007 |
East Malaysia |
Malaysia | |
French Guiana |
France | overseas region |
Guadeloupe |
France | overseas region |
Hawaii |
United States | |
Madeira |
Portugal | autonomous area |
Martinique |
France | overseas region |
Mayotte |
France | overseas region |
Melilla |
Spain | local autonomy |
Minami Torishima |
Japan | |
Palmyra Atoll |
United States | |
Réunion |
France | overseas region |
Saba |
Netherlands | special municipalities of the Netherlands from October 10, 2010; islands retain their status as overseas territories of the European Union during this transitional period. |
Sint Eustatius |
Netherlands |
TABLE IIa.Outlying uninhabited dependent territories.
Outlying Territory | Parent Territory- State | Outlying Territory Note |
---|---|---|
Baker and Howland Islands |
United States | dependent territories |
Bouvet Island |
Norway | |
British Indian Ocean Territory |
United Kingdom | |
Christmas Island |
Australia | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
Australia | |
Clipperton Island |
France | |
Heard and McDonald Islands |
Australia | |
Jan Mayen |
Norway | |
Jarvis Island |
United States | |
Johnston Atoll |
United States | |
TAAF, Kerguelen Islands |
France | |
Navassa Island |
United States | |
Kingman Reef |
United States | |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
United Kingdom | |
Wake Island |
United States |
TABLE IIb.Outlying dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty.
Outlying Territory | Parent Territory- State | Outlying Territory Note |
---|---|---|
American Samoa |
United States | |
Anguilla |
United Kingdom | |
Aruba |
Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
Bermuda |
United Kingdom | |
British Virgin Islands |
United Kingdom | |
Cayman Islands |
United Kingdom | |
Cook Islands |
New Zealand | |
Curaçao |
Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
Falkland Islands |
United Kingdom | |
Faroe Islands |
Denmark | |
French Polynesia |
France | |
Greenland |
Denmark | |
Gibraltar |
United Kingdom | |
Guam |
United States | |
Montserrat |
United Kingdom | |
New Caledonia |
France | |
Niue |
New Zealand | |
Norfolk Island |
Australia | |
Northern Mariana Islands |
United States | |
Pitcairn Islands |
United Kingdom | |
Puerto Rico |
United States | |
Saint Barthélemy |
France | |
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, (Saint Helena) |
United Kingdom | |
Saint Martin |
France | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
France | |
Sint Maarten |
Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
Svalbard |
Norway | Svalbard has not got EEZ, its sea waters under special regime by Svalbard treaty. |
Tokelau |
New Zealand | |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
United Kingdom | |
Virgin Islands, U.S. |
United States | |
Wallis and Futuna |
France |
Notes[]
- 1. Enclaves are not included.
- 2. Disputed outlying territories in the Spratly Islands are not included.
See also[]
- List of sovereign states
- List of dependent territories
External links[]
- Maritime boundaries
- Countries’ EEZ
- Wiktionary-outlying
- A European outlying territory
- Map of Spratly Islands
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