2009年10月6日火曜日

Location and Size in the UK


The UK (official name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) is located northwest of the European Continent between Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. The total area of the UK is 244,100 km² (94,526 square miles) and nearly 99% of them are land and nearly 1% of the remainder of them is inland water. The total area of the UK is 76th place in the world.
mile = 1760 yards (about 1609 meters)

The UK is composed of four separate nations: England (London), Scotland (Edinburgh), Wales (Cardiff) and Northern Ireland (Belfast). London is also the capital of the UK. Great Britain is a main island in UK including England, Scotland and Wales. The UK is composed of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The quotation marks show the capital of each nation.

England occupies most of the southern 2/3 of Great Britain. The total area of England is 130,395 km² (50,346 square miles).

Scotland is located northwest Europe and is part of Great Britain, an island country and the UK. The total area of Scotland is 78,772km² (30,414 square miles)

Wales is located northwest Europe and is part of Great Britain, an island country and the UK. The total area of Wales is 20,779km² (8,022 square miles)

Northern Ireland is located in the northeast of the island of Ireland. The total area of Northern Ireland is 13,843 km² (5,345 square miles).

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