Explain in short (1-4 sentences) the difference between Great Britain and the UK. In other words, what do we call Great Britain and what is known as
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the UK?
in the UK is besides other lands england, scotland, irladniya, some type Malvinas Islands
England is only part of the British Isles
England is a country, United Kingdom - a kingdom.
Britain = England + Scotland + Wales ..
In the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - England one of the areas
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Britain and Ireland, and about five thousand small islands. Their total
area is over 244,000 square kilometres.
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up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Their capitals are London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast respectively.
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include Northern Ireland. But in everyday speech "Great Britain" is used
to mean the United Kingdom. The capital of the UK is London.
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British Isles are separated from the continent by the North Sea and the
English Channel. The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the
Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.
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"precious stone set in the silver sea" because of its natural beauty. It
has a varied countryside where you can find mountains, plains, valleys
and sandy beaches. Ben Nevis in Scotland is the highest mountain, but it
is only 1343 metres high.
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Britain, but they are not very long. The Severn is the longest river,
while the Thames is the deepest and the most important one.
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mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters of Gulf Stream
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