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England is one of the three divisions which make up the Island of Great Britain. Politically, it is one of the four countries which constitute the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. England is located on the island of Great Britain and it occupies two-thirds of its area. England has two neighbouring countries : Scotland to the north and Wales to the West. Elsewhere, it is bordered by the North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the English Channel.
The total area of England is over 130,000 sq km. England has about 50 million inhabitants and a population density of nearly 400 people per square kilometre. The capital of England is London, which is also the largest city. Other large cities include Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, and Newcastle.
There are a three main physical regions in England: the Pennines, the Southwest Peninsula and the English Lowlands. The Pennines are a mountain system and they are generally known as ‘the backbone of England’. They run from the Scottish border and extend halfway down the length of England. The westernmost point in England, Land’s End, and the southernmost point, Lizard Point, are both located on the Southwest Peninsula, which is a low plateau. The remaining area in the English Lowlands which has the greatest population and the most farmable land in England. The typical English landscape is that of rollin hills.
The climate of England is temperate maritime. There is plenty of rainfall but temperatures are fairly stable as they rarely fall below -5oC or rise above 30oC. The longest rivers in England are the Tames, which is 340 kilometres long and the Severn. Many English rivers are navigable and are connected by canals. The highest mountain in England is Scafell Pike which is 978 meters high. It is located in the Lake District in Cumbria. The largest lake in England, Windermere is also situated in the Lake Discrit. It is about 17 kilometres long and 1.6 kilometres wide. The English Channel separates England from France. It is only 34 kilometres wide in the Strait of Dove its narrowest point.
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cotland is one of the three divisions which make up the island of great Britain. Politically, it is one of the four countries which constitute the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Scotland is located on the island of Great Britain, in the north, and it occupies one third of its area. Scotland has only one neighbouring country, England to the south. The River Tweed and the Cheviot Hills from the Scottish-English border. Scotland is bordered by the North Sea in the east, the North Channel in the west and the Atlantic Ocean in the north and west.
The total area of Scotland is over 78,000 sq km. Scotland is less populated than England and it has only about 5 million inhabitants. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh but Glasgow, with approximately one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, is the largest city. Other large cities include Aberdeen, Dundee and Inverness.
Scotland is divided into three main regions: the Highlands, the Central Lowlands and the Southern Uplands. The Highlands are two mountain ranges, the Northwest Highlands and the Grampian Mountains, which are located in the north of Scotland. The steep, narrow valleys of the Highlands are called ‘glens’ and the broad, rolling ones ‘ straths’. Treeless areas of land are called ‘moors’. The Central Lowlands are the best farmland in Scotland while the Southern Uplands consist of rich pastureland where farmers raise sheep and cattle.
The climate of Scotland is temperate an oceanic, which means that the weather is generally mild, but there is more rainfall here than in other parts of the UK. The western Highlands with 3,000 mm annual rainfall are the wettest place in the UK and Lochaber is the wettest district in the British Isles.
The temperatures are lower on the average than in other parts of the UK. Ten of the highest mountains of the United Kingdom are located in Scotland, with Ben Nevis (1,344m) being the highest. The longest river in Scotland is the River Tay (193 km). Loch Lamond, with the surface 72 sq km, is the largest lake and the famous Loch Ness is the second largest.
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ales is one of the three divisions which make up the island of Great Britain. Politically, it is one of the four countries which constitute the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Wales is located on the island of Great Britain, in the west, and it occupies one tenth of its area. Wales has only one neighbourding country, England, to the east. To the north of Wales is the Irish Sea, to the west – St. George’s Channel and to the south – the Bristol Channel.
The total area of Wales is over 20,000 sq km. Wales is less populated than England or Scotland and it has only about 3 million inhabitants. The capitals of Wales and its largest city is Cardiff with about 310,000 inhabitants. The other four major cities in Wales are: Swansea, Bangor, St. David’s and Newport. On the island of Anglesey there is a village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. The name consist of 58 letters and it is the longest place name in the United Kingdom. In English the name means: ‘St. Mary’s church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapis whirlpool and the church of St. Tysilio of the red cave.’
Wales is a mountainous country with a 1,180 km coastline, consisting of many bays, beaches, peninsulas and cliffs. The largest island is Anglesey, which lies off the north- west coast of the Welsh mainland. Snowdonia are the highest mountains in Wales with Snowdonrising to 1,085 m begin the highest peak. Whales boasts the deepest cave in the United Kingdom. Its name is Ogof Ffynnon Ddu and it is located in the country of Powys. The cave is 308 m deep and 48 km long. Since the 18th century, mining and metallurgy have been traditionally the most important industries in Wales, but nowadays manufacturing sector is becoming more varied and the service sector is growing rapidly.
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