The United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Prepared by Alissa Meznikova

prepared by Alissa Meznikova

the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and

the North Sea, northwest of France
Geographic coordinates: 54 00 N, 2 00 W
Map references: Europe
Area: total: 244,820 sq km
land: 241,590 sq km
water: 3,230 sq km
note: includes Rockall and Shetland Islands
Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Oregon

Land boundaries: total: 360 km
border countries: Ireland 360 km
Coastline: 12,429 km
Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Climate: temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast

rolling plains in east and southeast
Elevation extremes: lowest point: The

Fens -4 m
highest point: Ben Nevis 1,343 m
Natural resources: coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land
Land use: arable land: 23.46%
permanent crops: 0.21%
other: 76.33% (2001)
Natural hazards: winter windstorms; floods

Geography - note: lies near vital North Atlantic sea lanes; only 35 km from France and now linked by tunnel under the English Channel; because of heavily indented coastline, no location is more than 125 km from tidal waters
Population: 60,441,457 (July 2005 est.)

Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. The British

Isles consist of 2 large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and about 5000 small islands.

The British Isles are separated from the European continent by the North Sea and the English Channel. The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.

GREAT BRITAIN

THE ATLANTIC OCEAN

The Irish Sea

the North Sea

the English Channel

Geographical position

Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast

km from France and now linked by tunnel under the

English Channel; because of heavily indented coastline, no location is more than 125 km from tidal waters

in the east and south, while hills and mountains predominate

in the western and northern regions. It is surrounded by over 1,000 smaller islands and islets.

but mountains are not very high. BEN NAVIS in Scotland

is the highest mountain (1343 m)‏

Mountains

UK, but they are not very long.
Rivers
The SEVERN

is the longest river.

The THAMES is the deepest and the most important one.

Northern Ireland.

Wales is the daffodil
the symbol of Scotland is the thistle
The

symbol of Nothern Ireland is the shamrock

Symbols