GB – geography
Geography:
– the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland cover an area of about 244 km2.
– it lies between 50° north and 60° North latitude[1] and the meridian[2] of 0° goes through it
– it is about 1000 km from South to North and 500 from West to East
– the largest isles are Great Britain and Ireland
– other islands: Isle of Wight – off[3] the southern coast
Isle of Scilly –south-west of Britain
Anglesey – close to North Wales
Isle of Man – in the Irish see
The Hebrides – near western Scotland
Orkney and Shetland – far north
Channel Islands – near the French coast
– the highest mountains: Ben Nevis – in Scotland
Snowdon – North Wales
– Great Britain can be divided into lowland[4] and highland[5] areas
– lowland includes midland, southern and eastern England
– highland includes Scotland, most of Wales (upland Pennines), and the Lake District
– the longest rivers: – Severn – England
– Themes – England
– Clyde – Scotland
– the famous lakes: – Loch Lomond and Loch Ness in Scotland
– Lake Windermere
[1] ) šířka
[2] ) poledník
[3] ) poblíž
[4] ) nížina
[5] ) vysočina
