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British Isles

The British Isles international

boundary
metres
5000
Shetland internal
boundary 3000
Britain or Great Britain (GB) is a geographical Islands
2000
area consisting of England, Scotland and Wales built-up area
1000
(but not Ireland). capital city 500
The name Britain is also incorrectly used to over 1 million 300
refer to the political state, officially called inhabitants
200
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
town or city 100
Northern Ireland. This is abbreviated to the
United Kingdom or the UK. Fair Isle major airport 0 sea level
The British Isles is a group of islands that river peak or
highest point
includes Britain and Ireland, and a number lake
of smaller islands. The Republic of Ireland Rona
Orkney 0 50 100 km
(also the Irish Republic; formerly Eire) is an
Islands
independent state occupying the southern part
of the island of Ireland. John o’Groats
To refer to the nationality of the people of

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Britain or the United Kingdom, you use the

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Stornoway
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people from Ireland, Scotland or Wales, who

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information in the notes at the entries for North ra y Fir
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Liverpool); and Geordie (from Tyneside, which
Glasgow
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Norwich
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West Country Exeter
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St. Peter Port

Guernsey
Jersey
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British Isles