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Kingdom occupies a substantial part of the British Isles.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or UK, is in Western Europe. It comprises the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and the northeastern one-sixth of the island of Ireland (Northern Ireland), together with many smaller islands. The mainland areas lie between latitudes 49°N and 59°N (the Shetland Islands reach to nearly 61°N), and longitudes 8°W to 2°E. The Royal Greenwich Observatory, near London, is the defining point of the Prime Meridian. The United Kingdom has a total area of approximately 245,000 km².

The UK lies between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, and comes within 35 km (22 miles) of the northwest coast of France, from which it is separated by the English Channel. Northern Ireland shares a 360 km international land boundary with the Republic of Ireland. The Channel Tunnel ("Chunnel") bored beneath the English Channel, now links the UK with France.

coast of England to the northernmost point of Scotland

is 960 km, and between the east coast of England and the west of Wales - 480 km.

is the highest peak in the UK.

The ten tallest mountains in the UK are all found in Scotland. The highest peaks in each part of the UK are:

Scotland: Ben Nevis (Nevis Range, 1,344 metres)
Wales: Snowdon (Cambrian Mountains, 1,085 metres)
England: Scafell Pike (Cumbrian Mountains, 977 metres)
Northern Ireland: Slieve Donard (Mourne Mountains, 852 metres)

The ranges of mountains and hills in the UK include:

Scotland: Cairngorms, Cheviot Hills, Scottish Highlands, Southern Uplands,
Wales: Brecon Beacons, Cambrian Mountains, Snowdonia, Black Mountains,
England: Chilterns, Cotswolds, Dartmoor, Lincolnshire Wolds, Exmoor, Lake District,
Northern Ireland: Mountains of Mourne, Antrim Plateau, Sperrin Mountains

The lowest point of the UK is in the Fens of East Anglia, in England, parts of which lie up to 4 m below sea level.

346 km)

Scotland: River Tay (117 miles, 188 km)

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Ireland: River Bann (76 miles, 122 km)

Wales: River Tywi (64 miles, 103 km)

The longest river in the UK is the River Severn (220 miles, 354 km) which flows through both Wales and England.The longest rivers in the UK are:

that the UK is made up of over 1000

small islands, some being natural and some being man-made crannogs, which were built in past times using stone and wood and which were enlarged by natural waste building up over time.

Islands of Scotland

Orkney Islands

Shetland Islands

Inner Hebrides

Outer Hebrides

Rockall

Bass Rock

Islands of Wales

Anglesey

Skomer Island

Skokholm Island

Ramsey Island

Bardsey Island

Holy Island

Islands of England

Lundy

Isles of Scilly

Isle of Wight

Farne Islands

Lindisfarne

Isle of Portland

Walney Island

Islands

the almost universal influence of the warm sea and

westerly winds mean that there are no extreme temperature contrasts throughout the UK. The climate is mostly temperate, but with differences between cold and mild.