Is United Kingdom considered an Island?  

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  1. 1. Is United Kingdom considered an Island?

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So, do you guys think UK is an Island or not? An argument came out of this on the IRC, and I want to see Neowin's few as a whole.

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/.../United-Kingdom

The United Kingdom comprises the whole of the island of Great Britain?which contains England, Wales, and Scotland?as well as the northern portion of the island of Ireland."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdo...te-Countries-13

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,[11][is a sovereign island country[/quotEdit by Kudos

People seem to be skipping by the replies in the thread, so perhaps you should look at this handy diagram I made.

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Wikipedia contradicts itself on this page. Someone might like to correct it, either way.

Yeah, I saw that too.

Well, I guess I was right and wrong.

Most people (around the world) view UK (United Kingdom) as a whole region including Scotland, England, Ireland (including North Ireland) and Wales. In this respect, UK is an Island.

But in actuality, United Kingdom only comprises of Scotland, England, North Ireland and Wales. Ireland is separate from United Kingdom. In this respect, it can be considered not an Island due to North Ireland.

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The UK is a country which is located on the British Isles.

The whole purpose of the term island country is just there to indicate that a country is situated on islands and not on a continent. A country is a country. And obviously the UK refers to the name of the country not an island which is just a piece of land.

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Yeah, I saw that too.

Well, I guess I was right and wrong.

Most people (around the world) view UK (United Kingdom) as a whole region including Scotland, England, Ireland (including North Ireland) and Wales. In this respect, UK is an Island.

i am not aware of one person, except possibly you now, that thinks the UK includes Ireland.

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Haiti is an island nation, the Dominican republic is an island nation, the Bahamas is an island nation, the UK is an island nation.

However, the term "UK" refers to a political entity, a nation. "island nation" is describing the type of nation.

"the UK" is not a landform. Great Britian is an island.

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Does it really matter? I honestly don't give a s h i t if its an island or not. I doubt that will affect the nation itself rather the group opposing the thought of it being an island.

And yet you post in a thread discussing it. *clap clap*

Speaking as an Irishman it damn well matters to me, we are not in the UK. Hint: it's got the word "Kingdom" in it and we don't have a monarchy.

50 of you voted yes!? *claps patronisingly*

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