Today I want to tell about Britain :)
The Geography Of Britain
The United Kingdom (the UK) takes up most of the British Isles. The largest of the islands is Great Britain, which is divided into England, Scotland and Wales.
The next largest island is Ireland, made up of Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK, and the Irish Republic. Western Scotland is fringed by the large island chains known as the Inner and Outer Hebrides, and to the north of the Scottish mainland are the Orkney and Shetland Islands.
With an area of about 93,000 square miles (243,000 square kilometres), excluding inland water, the UK is just under 600 miles (about 1,000 kilometres) from the south coast to the extreme north of the Scottish mainland and just under 300 miles (around 500 kilometres) across at the widest point.
Fort William with Britain's highest mountain, Ben Nevis, visible Pic: Visitscotland
Highest mountain:
Ben Nevis, in the Highlands of Scotland, 4,406 ft (1,343 m)
Longest river:
the Severn, 200 miles (322 km) long, which rises in central Wales and flows through Shrewsbury, Worcester and Gloucester in England to the Bristol Channel
Largest lake:
Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland, 153 sq miles (396 sq km)
Deepest lake:
Loch Morar in the Highlands of Scotland, 1,017 ft (310 m) deep
Highest waterfall:
Eas a'Chual Aluinn, from Glas Bheinn, also in the Highlands of Scotland, with a drop of 660 ft (200 m)
Deepest cave:
Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, Powys, Wales, 1,010 ft (308 m) deep
Most northerly point on the British mainland:
Dunnet Head, north-east Scotland
Most southerly point on the British mainland:
Lizard Point, Cornwall
Most easterly town in England:
Lowestoft, Suffolk
The Channel Tunnel, near Dover in Kent, links England and France. It is 30 miles (48 km) long, of which nearly 23 miles (37 km) are actually under the English Channel.
See our map of Britain
Climate:
It is said that the British are always talking about the weather! The climate in the United Kingdom is generally mild and temperate. There are few extremes of temperature, which rarely rises above 32°C or falls below -10°C.
Rainfall is greatest in western and upland parts of the country, where the annual average exceeds 1,100 mm; the higher mountain areas receive more than 2,000 mm.
During May, June and July (the months of longest daylight) the amount of sunshine varies from five hours in northern Scotland to eight hours in the Isle of Wight. During the months of shortest daylight (November, December and January) sunshine is at a minimum, with an average of an hour a day in northern Scotland and two hours a day on the south coast of England.
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