British Overseas Territories

Summary

Ce script vidéo explore les 14 territoires d'outre-mer britanniques, révélant leur riche histoire et leurs particularités. De l'île de Chypre, avec ses bases militaires, aux Caraïbes où les îles comme l'Anguilla, les Bermudes et les îles Vierges britanniques attirent les touristes, en passant par la controversée zone de Chagos et les terres australes désertes comme l'archipel de Pitcairn. Chaque territoire présente une diversité culturelle et géographique unique, allant de la densité de population élevée de Gibraltar à l'isolement extrême de l'île de Sainte-Hélène.

Takeaways

• 🇬🇧 L'ancien empire britannique, qui a un temps contrôlé 25% du monde, a maintenant seulement 14 territoires d'outre-mer.
• 🏰 Akrotiri et Dhekelia sont deux bases militaires britanniques situées sur l'île de Chypre, avec une population majoritairement composée de militaires et de leurs familles.
• 🌀 L'île d'Anguilla, dans les Caraïbes, est principalement connue pour ses plages et son tourisme, ainsi que pour être le plus petit territoire britannique par la taille de sa population.
• 🏖️ Bermuda est le territoire britannique le plus peuplé, connu pour ses histoires de mystérieux disparaissements dans le Triangle de Bermudes.
• 🐧 Le Territoire Antarctique Britannique est le plus grand des territoires britanniques, mais il n'y a pas de population permanente, seulement des scientifiques qui y travaillent temporairement.
• 🌋 L'île de Montserrat est marquée par l'activité du volcan Soufrière Hills, qui a provoqué une évacuation massive de la population en 1995.
• 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮 Les Îles Vierges Britanniques sont un territoire populaire pour le tourisme en raison de son climat tropical et de ses plages.
• 🏰 Gibraltar est un territoire extrêmement densement peuplé, avec une population qui a voté massivement pour rester sous le contrôle britannique plutôt que de passer sous l'autorité de l'Espagne.
• 🌴 Les Îles Caïmans sont célèbres pour leur centre bancaire et leur industrie de la plongée sous-marine, notamment pour la rencontre avec les aig-refins.
• 🏝️ Les Îles Pitcairn sont l'un des endroits les plus isolés de la Terre, avec une population de seulement 50 habitants, et un passé marqué par le mutin de la Bounty.

Q & A

Quel était le pourcentage du monde que le Royaume-Uni contrôlait à un certain moment dans le passé?

À un moment donné, le Royaume-Uni contrôlait environ 25% du monde.

Combien de territoires d'outre-mer sont encore sous la propriété et la législation du Royaume-Uni aujourd'hui?

Il ne reste aujourd'hui que 14 territoires sous la propriété et la législation du Royaume-Uni.

Quels sont les deux principaux territoires britanniques sur l'île de Chypre?

Les deux principaux territoires britanniques sur l'île de Chypre sont Akrotiri et Dhekelia.

Quel est le plus grand export de l'île d'Anguilla et quelle proportion de son économie est-il?

Le plus grand export d'Anguilla est la vente d'alcool, qui représente 21% de son économie.

Pourquoi le Triangle de Bermudes est-il célèbre?

Le Triangle de Bermudes est célèbre à cause des rumeurs de disparitions inexpliquées de navires et d'avions dans la région.

Quelle est la population de la plus grande colonie britannique d'outre-mer, le Territoire Antarctique Britannique?

Il n'y a pas de population permanente dans le Territoire Antarctique Britannique, mais environ 250 scientifiques travaillent dans la région à un moment donné.

Pourquoi le Territoire de l'océan Indien est-il controversé?

Le Territoire de l'océan Indien est controversé en raison de la dépopulation forcée des habitants natifs de l'île en 1966.

Quel est le revenu principal des îles Vierges Britanniques et quelle proportion de leur économie est-il?

Le revenu principal des îles Vierges Britanniques provient du tourisme, qui génère 45% de leurs revenus.

Quelle est la particularité de la faune de Gibraltar?

Gibraltar est le seul endroit en Europe où l'on trouve des singes, les Macaques de Barbarie.

Pourquoi les Pitcairn Islands ont-elles une culture du viol sous-jacente?

Une culture du viol sous-jacente a été révélée en 2004 lorsque sept hommes, soit un tiers de la population masculine, ont été reconnus coupables de viol et d'agression sexuelle.

Outlines

00:00

🌍 英国海外领土概览

本段介绍了英国海外领土的概况，包括它们的历史和现状。英国曾控制世界25%的土地，现在仍有14个海外领土，每个都有其独特之处。视频将逐一介绍这些领土。首先提到的是塞浦路斯岛上的两个英国军事基地，阿克罗蒂里和德凯利亚，它们位于岛上的两个不同区域，具有重要的战略意义。接着，视频转向加勒比海地区，介绍了安圭拉这个小岛，它是一个旅游热点，以酒精饮料出口为主要经济来源。

05:03

🏝️ 加勒比海的英国领土

本段继续探讨加勒比海地区的英国领土，包括百慕大、英属维尔京群岛和开曼群岛。百慕大因其与百慕大三角的关联而闻名，是人口最多的英国海外领土之一。英属维尔京群岛以其温暖的气候和低犯罪率而著称，经济主要依赖旅游业。开曼群岛则以其潜水和银行业而知名，是世界上第五大金融中心，拥有非常高的人类发展指数。

10:05

🐑 福克兰群岛与直布罗陀

福克兰群岛是一个位于南大西洋的偏远群岛，以其农业和1982年的福克兰战争而知名。直布罗陀则是一个位于西班牙南部的半岛，以其战略位置和高人口密度而著称。直布罗陀的居民在最近的公投中压倒性地选择留在英国，而不是加入西班牙。

15:06

🌋 蒙特塞拉特与皮特凯恩群岛

蒙特塞拉特岛因苏弗里埃尔火山的爆发而闻名，导致岛上首府普利茅斯被遗弃。皮特凯恩群岛则是地球上最偏远的地方之一，有着复杂的历史，包括2004年发生的性侵丑闻。这些岛屿都在努力吸引移民和游客，以增加人口和经济活力。

20:07

🏞️ 圣赫勒拿、阿森松和特里斯坦-达库尼亚

圣赫勒拿、阿森松和特里斯坦-达库尼亚是一组位于南大西洋的岛屿，包括圣赫勒拿岛、阿森松岛和特里斯坦-达库尼亚群岛。这些岛屿因其偏远和独特的气候而闻名。圣赫勒拿岛最近开通了机场，而特里斯坦-达库尼亚群岛则因其极端的孤立而著称，需要从南非开普敦航行18天才能到达。

25:07

🐧 南乔治亚和南桑威奇群岛与特克斯和凯科斯群岛

南乔治亚和南桑威奇群岛是英国的另一组偏远岛屿，以其科学研究和野生动物而知名。特克斯和凯科斯群岛则位于加勒比海，以其珊瑚礁和旅游业而闻名。视频最后总结了英国海外领土的独特性和多样性，从皮特凯恩群岛的孤立到直布罗陀的战略位置。

Keywords

💡Territoires d'outre-mer britanniques

Les territoires d'outre-mer britanniques sont des régions qui ne font pas partie du Royaume-Uni mais sont possédées par celui-ci. Dans le script, ces territoires sont présentés comme des endroits uniques avec leurs propres particularités, illustrant la diversité et l'étendue de l'influence britannique dans le monde.

💡Akrotiri et Dhekelia

Akrotiri et Dhekelia sont deux régions situées sur l'île de Chypre et sont des bases militaires britanniques. Elles sont mises en avant dans le script comme des exemples de territoires ayant une importance stratégique, avec une population majoritairement composée de militaires et de leurs familles.

💡Tourisme

Le tourisme est mentionné comme une source majeure de revenus pour plusieurs territoires, en particulier pour les îles des Caraïbes. Le script décrit comment ces territoires attirent les visiteurs avec leurs plages paradisiaques et leurs activités liées à l'eau, mettant en évidence leur importance économique.

💡Bermudes

Les Bermudes sont une des territoires les plus peuplés et sont célèbres pour la mystérieuse zone du Triangle de Bermudes. Le script les décrit comme un paradis aux coûts de vie élevés, mais aussi comme un lieu emblématique avec des histoires de disparitions inexpliquées.

💡Antarctique britannique

Le Territoire antarctique britannique est présenté comme le plus vaste et le moins peuplé des territoires d'outre-mer britanniques. Il est utilisé principalement pour la recherche scientifique, ce qui souligne l'importance de la région pour les études environnementales et climatiques.

💡Île de Gibraltar

L'île de Gibraltar est une péninsule très densément peuplée et stratégiquement importante située au sud de l'Espagne. Le script mentionne son histoire militaire et les disputes territoriales avec l'Espagne, mettant en évidence la complexité des relations internationales autour de ce territoire.

💡Îles Féroé

Bien que le script ne mentionne pas explicitement les Îles Féroé, elles pourraient être incluses dans la catégorie des territoires d'outre-mer européens. Elles sont une archipelago autonome dans l'Atlantique Nord, notoirement connue pour son paysage pittoresque et sa culture unique.

💡Îles Turks et Caïques

Les Îles Turks et Caïques sont décrites comme un groupe d'îles coralliennes avec un climat tropical et une faune marine riche. Le script les présente comme un autre exemple de territoire britannique dans les Caraïbes, offrant un aperçu de leur culture et de leur économie basée sur le tourisme.

💡Îles Pitcairn

Les Îles Pitcairn sont mentionnées comme étant parmi les endroits les plus isolés de la planète, avec une population très réduite. Le script explore leur histoire liée au mutin de la Bounty et les défis auxquels ils font face pour maintenir leur population et leur culture.

💡Île de Sainte-Hélène, Ascension et Tristan da Cunha

Ce territoire est composé de trois régions très éloignées les unes des autres, avec des climats et des environnements variés. Le script les décrit comme des endroits extrêmement isolés, mais aussi comme des lieux d'importance historique et scientifique.

Highlights

英国曾经控制着世界上约25%的土地，包括印度、澳大利亚和南非等地。

英国海外领土是不属于英国但由英国拥有并受其管辖的地区。

目前只剩下14个领土处于英国的所有权和立法之下。

阿克罗蒂里和德凯利亚是位于塞浦路斯岛上的英国军事基地。

安圭拉是位于加勒比海的小型岛屿，以旅游业和酒精饮料出口为主要经济来源。

百慕大是人口最多的英国海外领土，以金融和旅游业为主要经济支柱。

英属南极领地是英国所有领土中最大且人口最少的，主要用于科学研究。

英属印度洋领地主要为军事用途，曾因强制迁移岛民而引发争议。

英属维尔京群岛以其温暖的气候和低犯罪率吸引游客。

开曼群岛是世界第五大金融中心，以其潜水和银行业而闻名。

福克兰群岛以农业和与阿根廷的领土争议而知名。

直布罗陀是世界上人口密度最高的地区之一，位于西班牙南部。

蒙特塞拉特岛因苏弗里埃尔火山的爆发而人口锐减。

皮特凯恩群岛是世界上最孤立的地方之一，有着复杂的性侵问题历史。

圣赫勒拿、阿森松和特里斯坦-达库尼亚是一组位于南大西洋的岛屿。

南乔治亚岛和南桑威奇群岛是英国海外领土中人口最少的，以科学研究为主。

特克斯和凯科斯群岛由40个珊瑚岛组成，以其安全性和典型的加勒比特色而闻名。

Transcripts

this right here is the UK it may not

look like much right now but at one

point this 250,000 square kilometer area

of land control approximately 25% of the

world including the likes of India

Australia and South Africa

a British overseas territory is an area

that while not part of the UK is owned

by the UK and is thus subject to the

same jurisdiction there are to this day

only 14 territories that remain under

the ownership and legislation of the UK

most of these places come with their own

unique quirks that makes them

interesting and we are going to go over

them one by one

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the first pass of this journey starts at

the island of Cyprus although this is an

independent nation there is something

pretty interesting about it

it is divided up across the middle of

the island there is a buffer zone

separating the Turkish and the Greek

sides but here's the thing right now we

are only interested in two regions and

these two regions make up the first

territory Akrotiri and Dhekelia Akrotiri

makes up the western region with the

cleanest borders and the territory

capital Epis kopi cantonment lying to

the west

Daqi lea sits at the eastern side and

the borders are a tad messy to say the

very least this place does not exist

without the reason as it serves the

purpose of being a British military base

with over half of the population being

bakes there as either military personnel

or family of military personnel while

the remaining 7,500 of the 15,000 500

people being ethnic Cypriots next we

take a jump about nine thousand three

hundred kilometers to the Caribbean

where we will find our next place on

this list that's being angular a smaller

island territory of about fifteen

thousand people located not far north of

st. Kitts and Nevis and just east of

both the British and US Virgin Islands

the capital names the valley sits almost

directly in the center of the island

generally speaking the region is a

tourist hotspot taking full advantage of

its physical geography of being located

in the Caribbean with a typical scenery

you would associate with a Caribbean

islands the most significant recent

event that occurred here is the passing

of Hurricane Emma which also later

desecrated Puerto Rico in Florida the

largest export of this island and

subsequently the largest portion of the

income is from the sale of alcoholic

beverages comprising 21% of the economy

the economic standing is not bad

although it isn't fantastic

either with the GDP per capita being

8800 u.s. dollars per person which puts

it roughly in line with Brazil and

Russia so what makes this place stand

out not much really the region typically

remains obscure and not really talked

about and nothing really major has

happened to set this place apart to sum

it up it is an island in the Caribbean

with pretty much what you would expect

from a Caribbean islands which in turn

makes it a considerable tourist

destination if you plan to take a

holiday heading further north we come

across Bermuda and yes I do mean that

Bermuda located approximately 1400

kilometers east of South Carolina

whether you believe the conspiracies

behind it is totally up to you

however let me just explain the general

premise of the conspiracies the Bermuda

Triangle is a very loosely defined

region in the North Atlantic Ocean

there's straddles Miami the u.s.

territory of Puerto Rico and of course

the aforementioned Bermuda within this

region there have been claims of planes

and ships disappearing with no

explanation of where they went people

have attempted to formulate numerous

explanations as to why this is happening

but to no avail if you are interested

there are plentiful videos elsewhere

explaining it's more in-depth but if we

look beyond the Bermuda Triangle stories

what is so special biases well it is the

most populated British overseas

territory at 65,000 people population

which is closely followed by the Cayman

Islands the economy in proportion to the

population is extremely good with the

GDP per capita being most recently

published at 85,000 dollars per person

in 2013 this peaked at 93 thousand in

2008 inherently with statistics like

that accommodation in general living

costs are extremely high with a simple

apartment costing 5,000 just to rent

otherwise if you can afford to pay these

expenses

this place is pretty much a paradise the

British Antarctic Territory is by far

the largest and least populated out of

all of them which effectively takes a

piece of slice like shape from

Antarctica the chunk claims includes the

Antarctic Peninsula which is based

directly south of Argentina while Sur is

not a permanent population the area is

extensively used for scientific research

with an estimated 250 scientists working

in the region at a given time the rather

a research station is the most

noteworthy one being based on the

Antarctic Peninsula at approximately 67

degrees south making it just about

within the Antarctic Circle as for the

climates you had expected to be cold all

year round and in saying that you would

be totally correct the coldest month

that's the rather a Research Station is

July averaging at negative 11 point 6

degrees Celsius and the warmest month is

January as barely above freezing or 0.8

degrees Celsius as previously mentioned

this is by far the largest piece of

territory making up approximately 1.7

million square kilometers or between the

sizes of Libya and Iran which are

respectively 16th and 17th place the

Indian Ocean Territory is probably one

of the more obscure ones as this one is

pretty much exclusively military and it

comes with a tad bit of controversy the

territory consists of the Chagos

archipelago with quite a large portion

of the land being atolls not rising far

above sea level altogether land only

makes up 0.1 1% of the area or just over

60 square kilometers the reason this

territory is slightly controversial is

due to the force depopulation of the

island natives in 1966 the various

islands were leased to the UK and the

natives were located to nearby island

nations such as Mauritius and the

Seychelles as you would imagine the

legality of this move has been put into

question numerous times with the

Islanders assessing their right to

return to Diego Garcia

speaking of race the British Indian

Ocean Territory is one of the only two

to drive on the rates the other one

being Gibraltar who drives on that side

to align with most of mainland Europe

although there is not a definitive

reason as to why the Indian Ocean

Territory drives on that particular site

given that the UK drives on the left

there is also a little reason for there

to even be roads in the first place

given that most of the region is

consistent of tiny atolls that you can

walk across there is not really a

permanent population like the Antarctic

Territory although it is usually soft

with 2,500 military personnel jumping

back to the Caribbean now we're here

greeted with another tourist hot spots

the British Virgin Islands those place

comprises of over 60 islands the largest

one being Tortola which houses the

capital of Rotel collectively the

population is at around 28,000 which is

decently large for a territory obviously

being based just 18 degrees north from

the equator has a major perk

subjectively of course the climate is

always warm with VLE a verge

temperatures barely varying between

months the coldest is January with an

average of 26 degrees C and an average

low of 20 on the flip side the hottest

month is July or August with the average

highs of 31 and average lows of 23 seems

like yet another tropical paradise yes

the owner suffers from the complete

opposite yes I'm looking at you Britain

by Caribbean standards the islands are

very strong in terms of being able to

maintain low crime rates and keeping

their economy strong however the

distribution of said wealth is fairly

uneven a huge contributor to the

thriving economy of the Caribbean

islands in general is the tourism the

Virgin Islands are no different to this

with 45% of the income being generated

from this as the name would suggest

Richard Branson has had some part to

play in the territory although it isn't

anything too special he just lays claim

over two islands mosquito and sneaker

island both located just north of the

island of Virgin Gorda

if you haven't gotten the hint yet the

you cave really liked sticking flags

down in the Caribbean the next one is

absolutely no exception to that trend

the Cayman Islands is located between

Cuba and Honduras although it leans much

closer to Cuba there are three islands

Grand Cayman which is the fatter island

and the two small islands to the East

Little Cayman and Cayman Brac the vast

majority of the population obviously

live on the Grand Cayman which

unsurprisingly hosts the capsule of

Georgetown which is the same name as a

capsule of Guyana which was formerly

under the British rule I never knew my

own country were so trash at naming

things as previously mentioned this is

the second most populated British

territory by only a small margin

approximately 60,000 people live here

tourists usually come here due to the

fact that has a fantastic region for

scuba diving which includes the novelty

of swimming with stingrays especially in

the aptly named Stingray City one thing

that's really sets the Cayman Islands

from the rest of the Caribbean is the

fact that it has an extremely large

banking center which ranks fifth in the

world which for a population barely

larger than a town that's a pretty large

achievement 36% of the population is

employed into this sector which is a

major factor in making this sector as

powerful as it is the Human Development

Index in this area is also huge at a

score of 0.9 83 which surpasses the

highest ranked independent country

Norway so to sum it up the Cayman

Islands is a developmental Haven which

also seems to go very much unnoticed

compared to other highly developed

places

now we are beginning to move on to the

territories that I find extremely

interesting the chances are you have

heard of the Falkland Islands before an

archipelago located fairly far south of

the equator to the east of the

southernmost tip of Argentina there are

two main land masses with a number of

islets as a result of rugged and pretty

messy terrain the capital named Stanley

sits on the eastern coast of the

territory and is the residence of over

half of the population the Falkland

Islands are extremely sparse in

population with only 3,300 people being

based on the territory of over 12,000

square kilometers this makes a

population then this is he 0.275 people

per square kilometre there are two main

things this place is generally known for

the first thing is the fact that there

is more sheep than people by a

substantial amount with around five

hundred and seventy thousand sheep and

that is where they make a fair portion

of their economy as would be safe to

assume of course over 80 percent of the

land mass is used for agriculture as the

population density is virtually next to

nothing the climate is pretty miserable

and similar to that of the UK which is

probably why they decided to settle

there in the first place

winters generally dip to around 0

degrees Celsius while summers usually

barely make its above 14 degrees with

the highest recorded temperature being

only 24 degrees Celsius so yeah

definitely not somewhere I would want to

live the second thing that the Falklands

are known for is a dispute between the

UK and Argentina over it to put it

simply in 1982 both Argentina in the UK

wanted the islands to themselves and as

a result there was a conflict between

the two nations the conflict lasted

about ten weeks and about 650

Argentinians 250 British and free

Falkland Islanders dies during that time

period to this day the region remains

under the role of the UK although

Argentina is still a tad salty over it's

believing it's rightfully theirs

the next territories undoubtedly my

favorite out of all of them Gibraltar is

a 6.8 square kilometer peninsula on the

southern tip of Spain at the Strait of

Gibraltar the area is characterized by a

large 400 foot rock overlooking the area

the only settlement is crowding the base

of says Rock approximately 34,000 people

live here which makes the population

density close to that of London or 5,000

people per square kilometre making it

the single most densely populated

territory in the world so how did such a

small chunk of land end up in British

hands well sir put it simply in 1704 the

region was captured by Anglo Dutch

forces in the war of the Spanish

Succession and nine years after the

region was ceded to Britain the rock was

also used as a military base during

World War two in which the population of

Gibraltar were temporarily evacuated

many of whom being sent to Morocco the

region is Pressy importance due to

having a vantage point over the Strait

of Gibraltar it has a watch over exactly

what enters into the Mediterranean Sea

the entry point is so thin that you can

see the coast of Morocco on the other

side with the gap only measuring 21

kilometers there has been dispute from

Spain during the recent years with

claims that it is attached to Spain and

the SAS is their land

however the Gibraltarians strongly

disagree a referendum was held as to

whether the Gibraltarians wanted to

reign british or identifies Spanish and

the results were absolutely astounding

17900 people voted to remain British

while a new 187 people wanted the

territory to become Spanish or 1.03

percent however the brexit vote left

Gibraltar in a confusing place unsure of

what will happen after the UK officially

leaves the EU in 2019 however more is

leaning of them remaining British as

being ceded back to Spain would only

hurts them economically not to mention

the people professor remain British by

an absolutely overwhelming margin

apparently I have to mention the victory

Salem in Gibraltar which can hold 2,000

people otherwise I'll be a huge

disappointment to flax so I guess I'm no

longer a disappointment while I'm on the

topic when they check the reviews for

the stadium there are a few one-star

reviews with the additional remark of

Gibraltar espanol see ya a Spanish

minority really aren't letting this

slang go are they also one final fact

Gibraltar is the only place in the whole

of Europe that has monkeys the Barbary

macaques these things whilst being

adorable are also simultaneously

notorious for stealing from the bags of

locals and tourists if you ever plans

visit Gibraltar keep your bag zipped at

all times unless she wants your shiny

new Galaxy s8 in the hands of a monkey

and then subsequently smashed into

pieces by being drops off the side of

the rock once again the journey heads

back to the Caribbean to a very small

island known as Montserrat located right

between st. Kitts and Nevis and the

French territory of Guadeloupe the

island is characterized by an active

volcano in the south and the old capsule

of Plymouth also sits at the southwest

the population is currently just under

5,000 but it was much higher beforehand

as around 12,000 the eruption of the

sufer Hills volcano in 1995 caused a

mass evacuation mostly to the UK the

aforementioned previous capsule of

Montserrat was directly in the

destructive path of the volcano's

eruption and as a result the entire town

was submerged in volcanic ash of which

19 people died from the current de facto

capital is at the town of braids in the

Northwest as it took this title in 1997

after Plymouth was completely abandoned

currently a new capsule is being

constructed going by the name of little

Bay located further north of braids and

of course further away from the

exclusion zone which engulfs the south

of the island you could actually view

the destruction of the old capital from

the Garibaldi Hill Inn Isles bay however

visitors are usually not permitted to

cross

glutens own for obvious reasons of

course the volcano is still active and

it is the most of serve volcano in the

world most observance is done from the

Montserrat's volcano observatory the

Pacific Ocean is home to a range of

interesting places including Hawaii

Micronesia Easter Island and the 11th

territory the Pitcairn Islands which is

undoubtedly one of the most isolated

places on earth the Pitcairn Islands are

located 5,000 kilometers northeast of

New Zealand and roughly 25 degrees south

of the Equator and when I say this place

is isolated I really do mean that it's

isolated they consist of three islands a

larger Henderson Island the tiny Ueno

Island and the one in between called

Pitcairn Islands

both Henderson and Ueno islands are

uninhabited and as a results the only

settlement here is on the Pitcairn

Island Adams town is home to the entire

population of just 50 people recently

the island has been attempting to pull

in some migration to increase the

population to little success marketing

the fact that the island now has Wi-Fi

of which there is an article claiming

that it has doubles to only 512 kilobits

per second across 48 users their focal

point in their government website is

immigration

with a full list of fa Q's most of this

desperation for immigration to the

island is in the hope that the

population can be bolstered slightly

higher as it is currently decreasing

from migration to other countries from

the Pitcairn Island itself however one

big thing likely stifled any chances of

getting people to migrate to the islands

in the foreseeable future and that is a

huge underlying rape culture that was

discovered in 2004 when seven men or in

other words a third of the male

population were convicted of rape and

sexual assault

this included the current mayor of the

islands Sean Christian and his father

Steve Christian the problem with the

island is that every single person on

there is assigned a particular job to

keep everything running

every person on the island is

responsible for building the houses and

general infrastructure as a results

these men still had to continue with

their given jobs and this of 2009 only

one of these men remained in the islands

prison which the seven men all

contributed to build the rest of them

remain under home detention status when

they are not working the residents aim

to put that reputation far behind them

in order to attract tourism migration

which has stated numerous times on PDF

documents found on the official Pitkin

Island websites the island has one shop

which is open a mere three times a week

and electricity which is only on between

specific times due to outdated

electricity generators there is a very

interesting history behind this Island

as it was colonized by mutineers from

the HMS Bounty

who stranded themselves and destroyed

the ship of which the wreckage can still

be seen from bounty Bay on the far

eastern side the population reached a

high point in 1937 at 233 people however

that number felt over the years due to

the aforementioned migration away from

the islands mostly to New Zealand and

Australia Henderson Island is one of the

largest waste deposits in the world

where they're being reportedly 38

million pieces of trash washed up on the

beaches which roughly totals to over 17

tons of pure waste this includes a likes

of plastic figure heads and bags some of

the local crabs have even started to use

empty beauty product containers as

shells and no I'm not even joking when I

say that

on the other side of South America there

is another incredibly isolated place

although it leans much closer to Africa

st. Helena Ascension and Tristan da

Cunha is not only a mouthful to say but

this is also a territory 1,900

kilometers west of Angola there are

three separate regions to this territory

saint helena is the middle islands and

the closest ones for the African

mainland and not only is it the most

populated but it has by far the most

residents of the territory being base

here and it is thus regarded as the main

island and of course this is where the

capsule Jamestown lays Ascension Island

is located 1,300 kilometres northwest

with the main town being named

Georgetown it's not like we haven't

heard that name before and finally the

last of the free regions and by far the

most isolated is Tristan da Cunha an

extremely remote archipelago with the

main settlement being located on the

largest islands Edinburgh of the seven

seas if you can tell already this

territory's full of mouthful names the

settlement only has a population of 268

people making its isolation comparable

to the previously mentioned Pitcairn

Islands Tristan da Cunha embraces how

remote they are even having a sign at

the main ports with the words welcome to

the remotest islands with a few pictures

online of tourists taking photos next to

this sign where they commonly shared

please look on their face that they

managed to somehow make it to Tristan da

Cunha the journey takes 18 days of

sailing from Cape Town South Africa so

it certainly isn't the easiest place to

get to as there is not a single airstrip

in sight

much like Montserrat's they too have a

volcano right at the centre which is

also active the volcano erupts in 1961

and was mere meters away from touching

the village the climates are vary

between islands ascension is the houses

due to being only seven degrees south of

the equator with the weather being

virtually the same all year round with

very little seasonal variation on the

other hands Tristan da Cunha only

succeeds 20 degrees Celsius during the

summer and shows very mild seasonal

variation the climate is described as

oceanic or heavily dependent on the

ocean Ascension Island was occupied by

the British RAF during World War two

during the Battle of the Atlantic this

airfield is still operated both by the

USA and the UK the main islands Saint

Helena recently opened in airports and

finally had the first commercial flight

on October of last year despite the

Pitcairn Islands having a population of

just 50 it is not the territory of the

lowest population that title goes to

South Georgia and the South Sandwich

Islands with a population of just 30

this main island called South Georgia is

located far east and slightly further

south of the Falkland Islands with

rugged mountainous terrain all

settlements are typically scattered

around the northeastern coast with the

largest of these being grits vacant with

a population of only 20 or in other

words less than a typical secondary

school classroom this place comes

complete with a church a museum and a

whaling station which is by the way

pretty decrepit

the remainder of the population lives in

the king edward's point grits vacant

cemetery is the burial site of the

Explorer Ernest Shackleton and another

place at Taurus place photos with an

eager grin on their face

most people live here due to scientific

research with the King Edward point

research station being just down the

cove from grits vacant most of these

buildings in assessments are very Asian

rusted including ships that have been

used in decades and the aforementioned

whaling stations there are a few new

buildings in places that have been built

to look new and not as dilapidated such

as a church museum and a research

station on the side note if you go there

expect to see a ton of penguins and

seals

and that springs up to our final

territory of the video and that is the

Turks and Caicos Islands located just

above Haiti and the Dominican Republic

they consist of 40 coral islands that

almost never raise more than a few

metres above sea level the three biggest

islands are all connected by bridges

which are the North's middle and East

Caicos

however the capsule Cockburn town isn't

on any of those islands in this actually

on a small island to the southeast in

fact it takes up most of this island and

it consists of a church hospital prison

restaurants and of course and airports

the population is almost exactly the

subji browser which is 34,000 people for

whatever reason the Brits had an

affinity to nabbing Caribbean islands

and they make up a fair portion of this

video but that doesn't really make

France or the Netherlands any less

greedy with them either the islands are

extremely safe pretty much comparable to

Miami and New York in terms of safety

much like angular they market themselves

to be a typical Caribbean islands with

similarly not much success some of parts

and this is where the journey ends the

British overseas territories are some of

the most unique places on earth from the

isolation of the Pitcairn Islands in

Tristan da Cunha to the 400 foot Rock of

Gibraltar that overlooks the entryway to

the Mediterranean Sea in this video I

aim to show what sets each territory

apart and try to stray away from the

numerical data as that does not seem to

appeal much to most people hopefully you

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upcoming travel videos one to dalaman in

Turkey and one to San Sebastian in Spain

so please stay tuned for those anyway

thank you so much for watching my first

geography video and goodbye