Atlantic Ocean Territories

Many of the territories in the Atlantic Ocean are islands located on the continental shelves. Tropical cyclones (hurricanes) are very common, and often form near Cape Verde, Africa, on their way westward into the Caribbean Sea. Hurricanes sometimes occur between May and December, but are most common from August to November. Islands located in the North Atlantic generally experience temperate climate conditions. Many—such as the Faeroe Islands and Greenland—have mild winters and cool summers. The Faeroe Islands are usually overcast, foggy, and windy. Islands in southern Atlantic, such as Bermuda, have warmer climates.

Bermuda

At a Glance

Official Name: Bermuda

Area: 19 sq. mi. (50 sq. km)

Population: 63,503

Unit of Money: Bermudian dollar

Major Languages: English (official), Portuguese

Government: British dependent territory

Bouvet Island

Uninhabited territory of Norway

At a Glance

Official Name: Bouvet Island

Area: 22 sq. mi. (58 sq. km)

Faeroe Islands

At a Glance

Official Name: Faeroe Islands

Area: 541 sq. mi. (1,399 sq. km)

Population: 45,661

Unit of Money: Danish krone

Major Languages: Faroese, Danish

Government: self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark

Falkland Islands

At a Glance

Official Name: Colony of the Falkland Islands

Area: 4,699 sq. mi. (12, 173 sq. km)

Population: 2,826

Unit of Money: Falkland Island pound

Major Languages: English

Government: colony of U.K.

French Guiana

At a Glance

Official Name: Department of Guiana

Area: 34,421 sq. mi. (89,150 sq. km)

Population: 177,562

Unit of Money: French franc

Major Languages: French

Government: overseas department of France

Gibraltar

At a Glance

Official Name: Gibraltar

Area: 3 sq. mi. (6.5 sq. km)

Population: 27,649

Unit of Money: Gibraltar pound

Major Languages: English (official), Spanish,

Italian, Portuguese, Russian

Government: colony of U.K.

Greenland

At a Glance

Official Name: Greenland

Area: 840,000 sq. mi. (2,175,600 sq. km)

Population: 56,352

Unit of Money: Danish krone

Major Languages: Eskimo dialects, Danish, Greenlandic

Government: parliamentary democracy with constitutional monarch

Isle of Man

At a Glance

Official Name: Isle of Man

Area: 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km)

Population: 73,489

Unit of Money: N/A

Major Languages: English, Manx

Government: British Crown dependency

Jersey

At a Glance

Official Name: Jersey

Area: 45 sq. mi. (116 sq. km)

Population: 89,361

Unit of Money: N/A

Major Languages: English (official), French (official), Norman-French

Government: British Crown dependency

Peter I Island

Uninhabited Norwegian dependency

At a Glance

Official Name: Peter I Island

Area: 69 sq. mi. (179 sq. km)

Saint Helena

At a Glance

Official Name: Saint Helena

Area: 158 sq. mi. (410 sq. km)

Population: 7,266

Unit of Money: Saint Helenian pound

Major Languages: English

Government: dependent territory of U.K.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

At a Glance

Official Name: Territorial Collectivity of Saint

Pierre and Miquelon

Area: 93 sq. mi. (242 sq. km)

Population: 6,928

Unit of Money: French franc

Major Languages: French

Government: Territorial collectivity of France

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

Uninhabited territories of U.K.

At a Glance

Official Name: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

Area: 1,570 sq. mi. (4,066 sq. km)