Territories, Colonies, and Dependencies

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

The following is a list of dependencies—territories under the jurisdiction of another country.

Under Australian Jurisdiction (6)

• Ashmore and Cartier Islands
• Christmas Island
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• Coral Sea Islands
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands
• Norfolk Island

Under Danish Jurisdiction (2)

• Faroe Islands
• Greenland

Under Dutch Jurisdiction (2)

• Aruba
• Netherlands Antilles

Under French Jurisdiction (16)

• Bassas da India
• Clipperton Island
• Europa Island
• French Guiana
• French Polynesia
• French Southern and Antarctic Lands
• Glorioso Islands
• Guadeloupe
• Juan de Nova Island
• Martinique
• Mayotte
• New Caledonia
• Réunion
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• Tromelin Island
• Wallis and Futuna

Under New Zealand Jurisdiction (3)

• Cook Islands
• Niue
• Tokelau

Under Norwegian Jurisdiction (3)

• Bouvet Island
• Jan Mayen
• Svalbard

Under UK Jurisdiction (15)

• Anguilla
• Bermuda
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• British Virgin Islands
• Cayman Islands
• Falkland Islands
• Gibraltar
• Guernsey
• Jersey
• Isle of Man
• Montserrat
• Pitcairn Islands
• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Chunha
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
• Turks and Caicos Islands

Under U.S. Jurisdiction (14)

• American Samoa
• Baker Island
• Guam
• Howland Island
• Jarvis Island
• Johnston Atoll
• Kingman Reef
• Midway Islands
• Navassa Island
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Palmyra Atoll
• Puerto Rico
• Virgin Islands
• Wake Island

• Disputed Territories (6): Antarctica, Bajo Nuevo Bank (Petrel Islands), Gaza Strip, Paracel Islands, Serranilla Bank, Spratly Islands, West Bank, Western Sahara