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The Republic of Ireland (the west most region on the first page) isn't part of the United Kingdom. The term for the group of regions shown is 'the British Isles
by chromy 2y ago
The Republic of Ireland (the west most region on the first page) isn't part of the United Kingdom. The term for the group of regions shown is 'the British Isles'. See https://qntm.org/uk https://qntm.org/uk While it seems like a trivial distinction the whole thing is somewhat fraught (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles).
- MCSP 2y agoWhoops! Switched to "British Isles" -- update should be percolating now
- darajava 2y agoI prefer the term “Atlantic Archipelago”. The “British Isles” encompassing a non-british sovereign state is contentious. Other good terms are “Britain and Ireland” or the “British-Irish isles”
- MCSP 2y agoNow switched to "Britain + Ireland," thanks!
- card_zero 2y agoYeah, "Britain and Ireland" is straightforward. "Atlantic Archipelago" makes me think you mean the Canary Islands.
- bumbledraven 2y ago"British Isles" is the commonly-accepted term, and it doesn't seem to be particularly contentious outside of Ireland. As https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles notes: > As a term, "British Isles" is a geographical name and not a political unit.
- romwell 2y agoIt's about as "trivial" a distinction as considering Crimea (or the entirety of Ukraine, for that matter) a part of Russia. Many, many people have died for this triviality. "Somewhat fraught" is a very interesting choice of words, but then again, so is "The Troubles" (when the subject matter is decades of bombings and killings).
- djeastm 2y agoNaming things is hard