The United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the
British Isles, the largest of which are Great Britain and Ireland. The
British Isles are separated from continental Europe by the North Sea
and the English Channel, the narrowest part of which the Straight of
Dover, is 33 kms wide.
In the west the British Isles are washed by the Atlantic Ocean. The Irish Sea separates Great Britain from Ireland.
The United Kingdom consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The Northern part of the island of Great Britain (Scotland) is
occupied by the mountains which are called the Highlands of Northern
Scotland and the Southern Uplands with the Central Lowland of Scotland
between them. The Highlands of Northern Scotland are divided into
the North- western Highlands and the Grampians. The highest mountain in
Great Britain is Ben Nevis; it is situated in the Grampians.
The Pennines are the mountains situated in the central part of the island
of Great Britain, the Pennines are separated from the Southern Uplands by the valley of the river Tyne. TheTyne flows into the North Sea.
Wales is the mountainous part of Great Britain. It is occupied by the
Cambrians. The highest mountain in the Cambrians is Snowdon.
The longest river in Great Britain is the Severn. It rises in the Cambrians and flows into the Bristol Channel.
The Thames in not so long as the Severn but it is the most important
river in Great Britain. London, the capital of the United Kingdom,
is situated on theThames.