British Overseas Territories.
The British Overseas Territories are 14 territories under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United Kingdom. They are former colonies of the British Empire that either have not been granted independence or else have voted to remain British territories. Unlike the Crown Dependencies, which are located around the coast of Britain, the British Overseas Territories are scattered around the world.
This forum works largely on geographical principles. The British Overseas Territories, therefore, are assigned to the relevant geographical boards and do not have a board of their own. This topic is meant as an aid to locating the British Overseas Territories on this forum. It is posted here because readers sometimes visit this board, expecting to find some of the British Overseas Territories.
Note that topics about the British Overseas Territories are assigned to the most relevant geographical board. For instance, British Antarctic Territory is assigned to the
British outposts sub-board of the
Central and South America board, because there is no board for Antarctica on this forum. Bermuda is assigned to the Caribbean board, even though it is not located in the Caribbean, because culturally it is considered Caribbean and it is close to the Caribbean region.