THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE UK

AREA
Engl and 130,4 27 km²

Scot l and 78,772 km²

Wal es 20,778 km²

Nor t her n
13,84 3 km²
Ir el and
Unit ed
24 3,820 km²
Kingdom

Over seas
1,727,570 km²
t err it ories
CROWN DEPENDENCIES

1. Channel Islands

(the Bailiwick of) Guernsey

(+ Alderney, Sark, Herm)

(the Bailiwick of) Jersey

2. Isle of Man
 TERRAIN
Mountain chains:
- Scottish Highlands
- Southern Uplands
- The Pennines
- Cambrian Mountains
- Exmoor
- Dartmoor
- Antrim Mountains

their exact locations

 TERRAIN
tallest mountains:
Scotland: Ben Nevis, 1,344
metres
Wales: Snowdon (Snowdonia),
1,085 metres
England: Scafell Pike
(Cumbria), 977 metres
Northern Ireland: Slieve Donard
(Mourne Mountains), 852
metres

The lowest point: the Fens (- 4 meters)

n Nevis, Scotland; view from Banavie
 RIVERS AND LAKES
The longest river in the UK is the River Severn (354 km)
which flows through both Wales and England.
 
The longest rivers in the UK:
England: River Thames (346 km)
Scotland: River Tay (188 km)
N. Ireland: River Bann (122 km)
Wales: River Tywi (103 km)
 

The largest lakes (by surface area):

N. Ireland: Lough Neagh (381.74 km²)
Scotland: Loch Lomond (71.12 km²)
England: Windermere (14.74 km²)
Wales: Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake) (4.84 km²)
THE LAKE DISTRICT

„The Lake District (or Lakeland, as it's often

known round these parts) is by far and away
the UK's most popular national park. Every
year, some 15 million people pitch up to
explore the region's fells and countryside, and
it's not hard to see why. Ever since the
Romantic poets arrived in the 19th century, its
postcard panorama of craggy hilltops,
mountain tarns and glittering lakes has been
stirring the imaginations of visitors.
It's awash with outdoor opportunities, from
lake cruises to mountain walks, but many
people visit for the region's literary
connections; William Wordsworth, Beatrix
Potter, Arthur Ransome and John Ruskin all
found inspiration here.”
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/england/cumbria
-and-the-lakes/lake-district#ixzz3hjxRo78i
CLIMATE Annual rainfall:
 Population density in GB
POPULATION
Par t Popul at ion Per cent age
(2010) (2010)
Engl and 51,809,700 83.8
Scot l and 5,222,100 8.4
Wal es 3,006,4 00 4 .8
Nor t her n 1,789,000 3.0
Ir el and
Unit ed Kingdom 61,827,200 100
 BIGGEST CITIES

(BY INHABITANTS)

London 7.2 Million

Birmingham 992000
Leeds 720000
Glasgow 560000
Sheffield 512000
Bradford 467000
Edinburgh 450000
Liverpool 440000
Manchester 420000
Bristol 380000
Wakefield 316000
Cardiff 310000
Coventry 305000
Nottingham 285000
Leicester 280000
Sunderland 280000
Belfast 280000
Newcastle 259000
REGIONS
NATIONAL PARKS IN BRITAIN
OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST IN THE UK

Tresco (Isles of Scilly) VIDEO

The Isle of Wight
The Orkney Islands
(Scotland) VIDEO
Stonehenge VIDEO
 Hadrian’s Wall

Hadrian's Wall (Latin: Vallum Aelium), also called the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Hadriani in Latin, was a defensive
fortification in the Roman province of Britannia, begun in 122 AD during the rule of emperor Hadrian. It ran between the River
Tyne and the Solway Firth on the Irish Sea. It had a stone base and a stone wall. There were milecastles with two turrets in
between. There was a fort about every five miles. From north to south the wall comprised a ditch, wall, military way and
vallum (another ditch with adjoining mounds). The milecastles were staffed with static garrisons, whereas the forts had
fighting garrisons of infantry and cavalry. In addition to the wall's defensive military role, its gates were used as customs
posts. (Wikipedia)
Dover VIDEO
Cornwall VIDEO
Giant’s Causeway (NI)
Durdle Door (Dorset)
Snowdonia