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THE BRITISH ISLESTHE BRITISH ISLES
The British Isles are a group of islands on the north-west coast
of Europe. The largest islands are Great Britain and
Ireland
Archipelagos and smaller islandsArchipelagos and smaller islands Orkney
ShetlandHebrides
Isle of Man
Aran Islands(Ireland)
Isle of Wight
Channel Islands
Seasand
channels
Seas and channels:Bristol Channel
Seas and channels:North Channel
From a political point of view the area is divided into the United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) and the Republic of Ireland (Éire).
PHYSICAL PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY
Plains and hills to the south-east
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Mountains to the west and to the northThe mountains are very old, so they are not very high.
Ben Nevis – 1343 m
Wicklow Mountains
Almost entirely flat or hilly.Many lakes in the Central Plain.The main mountain range is in the south. Ireland = Emerald Island.
IrelandIreland
Central Plain
London
Severn
Severn
Lake Neagh
Thames
Lake (Loch) Ness
Trent
Rivers Rivers and lakesand lakes
Rivers: short but navigable. Many important ports at the estuaries (Liverpool, Bristol, London).
Small lakes of glacial origin.
DUBLIN
Blackwater
Lough Corrib
Barrow
Lough Mask
Shannon
IrelandIreland
Main river: Shannon.
It has a large estuary in the
Atlantic Ocean.
Lough Ree
CoastsCoasts
Land’s End
Firths
Giant’s Causeway
Dover
Cliffs of Moher
Oceanic climatemitigated by the Gulf Stream:
-small temperature range (= small difference between summer and winter temperature: between +4° e +16°) - rain all throughout the year
-changeable weatherGulf Stream(hot, it comes from the Gulf Of Mexico)