Islands of the North Atlantic/Talk

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One problem is that in their eagerness to not trample each others' feelings they have ignored those of the inhabitants of Iceland, among other islands in the North Atlantic addressed by none of the web-links below.

It is certainly not without precedent for people to use geo-political name that encompases only part of what is literally described by the term. Other examples include "America" for the United States, "Europe" for the European Union, "Africa" for Sub-Saharan Africa. On a personal note, I am not advocating the use of the term IONA. It remains to be seen whether it ever gets used outside the particular context of Northern Ireland politics and diplomacy. However the fact that it is used at all does give weight my point that the term "British Isles" is seen by many people as problematic. --Eob