Sunday, 3 April 2011

                      The map of United Kingdom


                     
                                         Ben Navis

                       
                                         Loch Ness

Severn River

Geography of United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is independent state located off the northern west coast of Europe. It consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It has a royal Greenwich observatory in south east London, which is the defining point of the prime meridian. The United Kingdom is surrounded by the north Atlantic and the North Sea. It is 22 miles of the North West coast of France. United Kingdom and France are separated by the English Channel. It is estimated that the United Kingdom is made up of over a 1000 Islands with mountainous landscapes, rivers and lakes. The highest point is in Scotland called Ben Nevis, 1,344 meters above sea level.
The longest river is River Severn, 220 miles of length, which flows through England and Wales. The second largest river is the river Thames, 215 miles of length, in England. The largest Lough in United Kingdom is Lough Neagh located in Northern Ireland with a surface area of 392 square kilometres.         



References
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