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Geography of The United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of Europe that occupies parts of the British Isles including Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and many smaller islands. At approximately 248,532 square kilometers, it is the 7th largest island country in the world and lies between latitudes 49°N and 59°N, as well as longitudes 8°W to 2°E. England accounts for over half of the UK's total land area, while Scotland and Northern Ireland make up roughly a third and fifth respectively.

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Geography of The United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of Europe that occupies parts of the British Isles including Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and many smaller islands. At approximately 248,532 square kilometers, it is the 7th largest island country in the world and lies between latitudes 49°N and 59°N, as well as longitudes 8°W to 2°E. England accounts for over half of the UK's total land area, while Scotland and Northern Ireland make up roughly a third and fifth respectively.

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Geography of the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is a sovereign state located off the north-


western coast of continental Europe. With a total area of
approximately 248,532 square kilometres (95,960 sq mi), the UK
occupies the major part of the British Isles archipelago and includes
the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern one-sixth of the island of
Ireland and many smaller surrounding islands. It is the world's 7th
largest island country. 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 Observatory, Greenwich, in south-east
London, is the defining point of the Prime Meridian.
The UK lies between the North
Atlantic and the North Sea, and comes within 35 km (22 mi) of the
north-west coast of France, from which it is separated by the English
Channel. It shares a 499 km international land boundary with the
Republic of Ireland.The Channel Tunnel bored beneath the English
Channel now links the UK with France.
The total area of the United
Kingdom according to the Office for National Statistics is 248,532
square kilometres (95,960 sq mi), comprising the island of Great
Britain, the northeastern one-sixth of the island of Ireland (Northern
Ireland) and many smaller islands. This makes it the 7th largest island
country in the world. England is the largest country of the United
Kingdom, at 132,938 square kilometres (51,330 sq mi) accounting for
just over half the total area of the UK. Scotland at 80,239 square
kilometres (30,980 sq mi), is second largest, accounting for about a
third of the area of the UK. Wales and Northern Ireland are much
smaller, covering 21,225 and 14,130 square kilometres (8,200 and
5,460 sq mi) respectively. The area of the
countries of the United Kingdom is set out in the table below.
Information about the area of England, the largest country, is also
broken down by region. The
British Antarctic Territory, which covers an area of 1,709,400 km2 is
geographically the largest of the British Overseas Territories followed
by the Falkland Islands which covers an area of 12,173 km2. The
remaining twelve overseas territories cover an area 5,997 km2.
Other countries with very similar land areas to the United
Kingdom include Guinea (slightly larger), Uganda, Ghana and
Romania (all slightly smaller). The UK is the world's 80th largest
country by land area and the 10th largest in Europe (if European
Russia is included).

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