Outlying territory
An outlying territory or separate area is a state territory geographically separated from its parent territory and lies beyond Exclusive Economic Zone of its parent territory.
The tables below are lists of outlying territories which are marked by distinct, non-contiguous maritime boundaries or land boundaries:
Outlying geographical regions
| Outlying Territory | Parent Territory- State/Dependency | Outlying Territory Note |
| exclave | ||
 Antarctic Lands.png" /> Amsterdam and St.Paul Islands | ||
 Andaman and Nicobar Islands | ||
| | autonomous area | |
 Annobon | ||
 Ascension Island | ||
 Europa and Juan de Nova Islands | including Bassas da India | |
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| Crozet Islands | ||
 Desventuradas Islands | ||
| Galápagos Islands | special regime | |
| Glorioso Islands | ||
| Oecusse | autonomous area | |
| Kaliningrad Oblast | exclave | |
 Line Islands | ||
 Macquarie Island | ||
 Musandam | governorate, exclave | |
 Nakhchivan | ||
| Phoenix Islands | ||
 Prince Edward Islands | ||
 Trindade and Martim Vaz | ||
| Tromelin Island |
Outlying territories outside the continent
| Outlying Territory | Parent Territory- State | Outlying Territory Note |
| special municipality of the Netherlands from October 10, 2010; island retains its status as overseas territory of the European Union during transitional period. | ||
| new status from 6 June 2007 | ||
 East Malaysia | ||
| overseas region | ||
| overseas region | ||
| autonomous area | ||
| overseas region | ||
| overseas region | ||
| local autonomy | ||
 Minami Torishima | ||
 Palmyra Atoll | ||
| overseas region | ||
| special municipalities of the Netherlands from October 10, 2010; islands retain their status as overseas territories of the European Union during this transitional period. | ||
| special municipalities of the Netherlands from October 10, 2010; islands retain their status as overseas territories of the European Union during this transitional period. |
Outlying uninhabited dependent territories
| Outlying Territory | Parent Territory- State | Outlying Territory Note |
| Baker and Howland Islands | dependent territories | |
 Bouvet Island | ||
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 Clipperton Island | ||
| Heard and McDonald Islands | ||
| Jan Mayen | ||
| Jarvis Island | ||
| Johnston Atoll | ||
 TAAF, Kerguelen Islands | ||
| Navassa Island | ||
| Kingman Reef | ||
| Wake Island |
Outlying dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty
| Outlying Territory | Parent Territory- State | Outlying Territory Note |
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| Svalbard | Svalbard has not got EEZ, its sea waters under special regime by Svalbard treaty. | |
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