British Isles, group of islands off the northwestern coast of Europe. The group consists of two main islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and numerous smaller islands and island groups, including the Hebrides, the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands, the Isles of Scilly, and the Isle of Man.

The British Isles are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland), and over six thousand smaller islands. ...

The British Isles lie off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. They include two main islands, Great Britain and Ireland; the Isle of Man; the Hebrides; the Orkney Islands; the Shetland Islands; and many smaller islands off their coasts.

British Isles is the geographical term for a group of about 5,000 islands off the north-west coast of mainland Europe between the latitudes 50ºN and 61º. The largest island is Britain or Great Britain, which is also the largest island in Europe. It consists of England, Wales, and Scotland.

The British Isles is a geographical term that refers to a group of islands off the north-western coast of Europe, which includes Great Britain, Ireland, and many smaller islands, including the Scottish Isles, the Hebrides, Orkney, and the Shetland Islands, among others.