An appraisal of the extent and geomorphological diversity of the coral reefs of the United Kingdom Dependent Territories

Authors

S Hamylton, University of WollongongFollow
S Andrefouet, Institut Pour Recherche Et DeveloppementFollow

RIS ID

76278

Publication Details

Hamylton, S. & Andrefouet, S. (2013). An appraisal of the extent and geomorphological diversity of the coral reefs of the United Kingdom Dependent Territories. In C. R.C. Sheppard (Eds.), Coral Reefs of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (pp. 1-11). Dordrecht: Springer.

Abstract

The 14 Dependent Territories governed by the United Kingdom (UK) Foreign and Commonwealth Office include in alphabetic order Anguilla, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha, British Antarctic Territory, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Island, St Helena, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus and the Turks and Caicos Islands (Fig. 1.1). UK governance responsibilities for these territories include the strengthening of democracy, environmental protection, improvement of public services and law enforcement (Oldfield and Sheppard 1997)