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The exclusive economic zones of the United Kingdom in blue, including the British Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies . The British claim in Antarctica is shown in shaded blue.[1]
The United Kingdom's exclusive economic zone is the fifth largest in the world at 6,805,586 km 2 mi ).[2] [3] Crown Dependencies , and the British Overseas Territories . The figure does not include the EEZ of the British Antarctic Territory .
The UK was late to establish an EEZ, relying on overlapping maritime zones for fisheries, pollution control, and energy matters. The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 gave the powers to establish an EEZ, with the zone defined by The Exclusive Economic Zone Order 2013 which came into force on 31 March 2014.[4] [5]
The United Kingdom has not claimed an EEZ extending from Gibraltar or Akrotiri and Dhekelia .
Geography [ edit ]
While the outcrop of Rockall has territorial waters, it does not establish an EEZ by itself, instead falling within the EEZ of the rest of the UK.
The United Kingdom's EEZ in Europe is 773,676 km 2 mi ). When including all crown dependencies and overseas territories it is 6,805,586 km 2 mi ).[2]
Areas of EEZs of the UK, crown dependencies and overseas territories[2]
Territory
km 2 sq mi
Notes
United Kingdom
773,676
298,718
includes Rockall and the Isle of Man
Anguilla
92,178
35,590
Ascension Island †
441,658
170,525
Bermuda
450,370
173,890
British Indian Ocean Territory
638,568
246,552
disputed with Mauritius
British Virgin Islands
80,117
30,933
Cayman Islands
119,137
45,999
Channel Islands
11,658
4,501
Falkland Islands
550,872
212,693
disputed with Argentina
Gibraltar
426
164
disputed with Spain
Montserrat
7,582
2,927
Pitcairn Island
836,108
322,823
Saint Helena †
444,916
171,783
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
1,449,532
559,667
disputed with Argentina
Tristan da Cunha archipelago†
754,720
291,400
Turks and Caicos Islands
154,068
59,486
Total
6,805,586
2,627,651
†Part of the overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha , which together has an EEZ of 1,641,294 square km.
Disputes [ edit ]
The exclusive economic zones associated with the Falkland Islands , South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are disputed by Argentina . The EEZ of the Chagos Archipelago , also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory , is disputed by Mauritius , which considers the archipelago as a part of its territory. Gibraltar is disputed by Spain. Since the approval of Brexit in 2020 there have been disputes with the European Union about fishing rights in UK's territorial waters . The area around the uninhabited island Rockall is also disputed.
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "The Exclusive Economic Zone Order 2013" http://www.legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 20 July 2014.
^ Gibson, J. (January 2009). "The United Kingdom's elusive exclusive economic zone" . Journal of Water Law . 20 4 ). Retrieved 20 November 2018 .
^ "The Exclusive Economic Zone Order 2013" . legislation.gov.uk. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2018 .
External links [ edit ]
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