(Fişa 1)

HERE ARE THE BRITISH ISLES

Britain’s full title for constitutional and international affairs is THE UNITED KINGDOM OF
GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRLEAND

A. Discussion points: Location, island coastline, estuary, Greenwich

B. Britain’s location in Europe
1. Read the text below and identify the places mentioned on the map

The British Isles are situated off the north west coast of Europe. They are represented by
a large island called Great Britain( which is made up of England, Wales and Scotland)
and a smaller island called Ireland (whose Southern part is politically independent). The
British Isles also include a few hundred small islands (Isle of Man,Orkney, Outer
Hebrides, Isle of Wight), lying at varying distances from the coasts in the surrounding
waters( English Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea, Atlantic Ocean).

2. Fill in the table below with latitude and longitude of the two main islands mentioned
above.

Latitude
Longitude
Notice the 0◦ longitude(Zero Meridian or prime Meridian) which passes through the
International Time Measure of Greenwich, east of London. The local time for Britain,
from which most other world times are calculated.