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17 unusual facts about British overseas territories


Andrew Rosindell

In January 2012, he proposed that Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories should be represented in the UK parliament like dependencies of Australia, Denmark, France and the Netherlands have been.

Badge of Honour

The Badge of Honour or Queen's Certificate and Badge of Honour is a civil award presented by the governments of British Overseas Territories.

Castle Street, Gibraltar

Castle Street (Calle de la Cuesta or more popularly Calle Comedia) is a road of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

Cathedral Square, Gibraltar

Cathedral Square is a square within the city centre of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

Devil's Gap Road

Devil's Gap Road (Escalera del Monte in Spanish) is a street in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

Europa Road

Europa Road is a major road in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

Europort Avenue

Europort Avenue is an avenue in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

Gibraltar F.C.

Gibraltar Football Club was an association football team based in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

Glacis Road

Glacis Road is a road in northern end of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, the southwestern end of which is the junction with the Waterport Roundabout, where Waterport Road and Queensway also intersect.

Line Wall Road

Line Wall Road is a road in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

Lynx F.C.

Lynx F.C. is an amateur football club from the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

Prince Edward's Road

Prince Edward's Road is a one-way road in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

Queen's Road, Gibraltar

Queen's Road is the longest road the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

Queensway, Gibraltar

Queensway is a main coastal road in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar and the only road servicing the oldest leisure marina on The Rock, Queensway Quay.

Rosia Road

Rosia Road is a western road in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

Signal Station Road

Signal Station Road is a road in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

Town Range

Town Range is a major road in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.


Anguilla at the Commonwealth Games

Anguilla which is a British overseas territory in the Caribbean has competed at three Commonwealth Games to date, beginning in 1998.

British ensign

Merchant vessels from British overseas territories and Crown dependencies are entitled to red ensigns defaced with the badge of their territory.

Mike Hentley

Michael Hentley was the administrator for the British overseas territory Tristan da Cunha, which is situated in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Miss Universe 1976

Miss Universe 1976, the 25th Miss Universe pageant was held at Lee Theatre in Hong Kong (was a British territory at the time) on July 11, 1976 morning, namely July 10 evening in United States.

Outline of São Tomé and Príncipe

It is the smallest country in the world that is not a former British overseas territory, a former United States trusteeship, or one of the European microstates.

Project Vitello

Project Vitello was a military operation that transferred the 9.2-inch Mark X breech-loading gun at Spur Battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar to the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England.