Template:Outlying territories of European countries
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Outlying territories of European countries
| Territories under European sovereignty but closer to or on continents other than Europe (see inclusion criteria for further information) | |
| Denmark | Greenland |
| France |
Clipperton Island · French Guiana · French Polynesia · French Southern and Antarctic Lands · Guadeloupe · Martinique · Mayotte · New Caledonia · Réunion · Saint-Pierre and Miquelon · Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean · Wallis and Futuna |
| Italy | Pantelleria · Pelagie Islands |
| Netherlands | Aruba · Netherlands Antilles |
| Norway | Bouvet Island |
| Portugal | Azores · Madeira |
| Spain | Canary Islands · Plazas de soberanía (Ceuta, Melilla) |
| United Kingdom |
Anguilla · Ascension Island · Bermuda · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Falkland Islands · Montserrat · Saint Helena · Tristan da Cunha · Turks and Caicos Islands · British Indian Ocean Territory · Pitcairn Islands · South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
[edit] Inclusion criteria
In order to avoid possible confusion and misunderstanding, the eligibility for inclusion in this template is defined technically as follows:
- A European outlying territory is a territory which:
- has any political status other than independent country;
- has a common sovereignty with some member state of the Council of Europe;
- either
- (a) the nearest independent country is not a member of the Council of Europe, or
- (b) the distance to the nearest European territory is more than 400 nautical miles.
- The distance in (a) is measured to the nearest other territory; the distance in (b) is twice the EEZ limit under the Law of the Sea Convention, ensuring that the respective jurisdictional waters are not contiguous.
