Outlying territory explained

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:

Outlying geographical regions

Outlying TerritoryParent Territory- State/DependencyOutlying Territory Note

United Statesexclave
Amsterdam and St.Paul Islands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
India

Portugalautonomous area
Annobón
Equatorial Guinea
Ascension Island
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Europa and Juan de Nova Islands
including Bassas da India

Denmark
Crozet Islands
Desventuradas Islands
Chile
Galápagos Islands
special regime

Glorioso Islands
Oecusse
autonomous area
Kaliningrad Oblast
exclave
Line Islands (Eastern Kiribati)
Kiribati
Macquarie Island
Australia
Musandam
Omangovernorate, exclave
Nakhchivan
Azerbaijan
Phoenix Islands (Central Kiribati)
Kiribati
Prince Edward Islands
South Africa

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Trindade and Martim Vaz
Brazil
Tromelin Island

Outlying territories outside the continent

Outlying TerritoryParent Territory- StateOutlying Territory Note

Netherlandsspecial municipality of the Netherlands from October 10, 2010; island retains its status as overseas territory of the European Union during transitional period.

Spain

Chilenew status from 6 June 2007
East Malaysia
Malaysia
French Guiana
Franceoverseas region
Guadeloupe
Franceoverseas region

United States

Portugalautonomous area
Martinique
Franceoverseas region
Mayotte
Franceoverseas region

Spainlocal autonomy
Minami Torishima
Japan
Palmyra Atoll
United States
Reunion
Franceoverseas region

Netherlandsspecial municipalities of the Netherlands from October 10, 2010; islands retain their status as overseas territories of the European Union during this transitional period.

Netherlands

Outlying uninhabited dependent territories

Outlying TerritoryParent Territory- StateOutlying Territory Note
Baker and Howland Islands
United Statesdependent 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
Jarvis Island
United States
Johnston Atoll
United States
TAAF, Kerguelen Islands
France
Navassa Island
United States
Kingman Reef
United States

United Kingdom
Wake Island
United States

Outlying dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty

Outlying TerritoryParent Territory- StateOutlying Territory Note
American Samoa
United States
Anguilla
United Kingdom
Aruba
Bermuda
United Kingdom

United Kingdom
Cayman Islands
United Kingdom
Cook Islands
New Zealand


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

United Kingdom
Puerto Rico
United States

France
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, (Saint Helena)
United Kingdom

France
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
France

Svalbard
NorwaySvalbard has not got EEZ, its sea waters under special regime by Svalbard treaty.
Tokelau
New Zealand
Turks and Caicos Islands
United Kingdom

United States
Wallis and Futuna
France

Notes

See also

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