It provides information focused on Latin America and the South Atlantic in general, with a particular emphasis on Mercosur member countries and covering the region's insular territories, mainly the Falkland Islands.

It however became an insular territory during the Basotho Wars, during which the Basotho were expelled from its vicinity.

Since the U.S. Virgin Islands is an American insular territory, the national anthem is still The Star-Spangled Banner.

In the United States, the title "Governor" refers to the chief executive of each state or insular territory.

Part of this was the result of insular territories and regionalism owing to the great distances involved.

In the United States, the title governor refers to the chief executive of each state or insular territory, not directly subordinate to the federal authorities, but the political and ceremonial head of the state.

Some insular territories are administered as part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.

During the Anglo-Norman period, which united insular and continental territories, the ruling class spoke Anglo-Norman, while the peasants spoke the vernacular English of the time.

The designation is sometimes used to differentiate the continental territory of Portugal (also known as The Continent - O Continente) from the insular territory of Portugal.

The Antilles were divided into five insular territories: Curaçao, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, Saba, Sint Eustatius.