countries of the british isles gb uk - paul hardy · british isles data from esri data & maps....

Republic ofIreland (Eire)

Isle of Man

JerseyGuernsey

En g l a n d

N o r t h e rnI r e la n d

Scotland

Wales

Douglas

CardiffLondon

Dublin

Belfast

Edinburgh

Cork

Swansea

Plymouth

Southampton

Bristol

Nottingham

Oxford

NorthamptonCambridge

Brighton

Ipswich

Norwich

Liverpool

Blackpool

Newcastle

Leeds

Sheffield

Dundee

Aberdeen

Hull

Birmingham

Glasgow

Manchester

Countries of theBritish Isles

Data from ESRI Data & Maps. Cartography by Paul Hardyphardy@esri.com, September 2005, revised November 2010.This map is a lunchtime project to explain UK/GB to Americans,and is not official or definitive!

GB

(Ireland)

"United Kingdom ofGreat Britain andNorthern Ireland"

is the sovereign nation

St Patrick

Union Jack= St George+ St Andrew+ St Patrick

"Great Britain" isthe main island

= England+Scotland+Wales

Scale 1:2,300,000 at A2

UK

St George

St Andrew

Notes:1) The Isle of Man, and the Channel Islandscomprised of the Bailiwicks of Jersey andGuernsey are Crown Dependencies and notpart of the UK, but for most purposes can betreated as a UK devolved country.2) The Ulster banner has not been the officialflag of Northern Ireland since 1973 - theUnion Jack is used there. However it is stillused by their team at sports events.