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geography of Britain
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Geography of the United Kingdom
The
United Kingdom
is a
sovereign state
located off the north-western coast of
continental Europe
. With a total area of approximately , the UK occupies the major part of the
British Isles
archipelago
and includes the island of
Great Britain
, the north-eastern one-sixth of the island of
Ireland
and many smaller surrounding islands. The mainland areas lie between latitudes 49°N and 59°N (the
Shetland Islands
reach to nearly 61°N), and longitudes 8°W to 2°E. The
Royal Greenwich Observatory
, in
South East London
, is the defining point of the
Prime Meridian
.
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