UKUKgeographygeography

Boundaries and territoryBoundaries and territory

TTotal area of otal area of approximately 245,000 approximately 245,000 km² km²

No one in the UK lives No one in the UK lives more than 120 km (75 more than 120 km (75 miles) from the seamiles) from the sea..

The only The only land borderland border connecting the UK to connecting the UK to another country is another country is between Northern Ireland between Northern Ireland and the Republic of and the Republic of Ireland. Ireland.

Relief Relief Most mountainous – Most mountainous –

Scotland and Wales;Scotland and Wales; Most of the UK is made Most of the UK is made

up of up of gently rolling gently rolling hillshills with isolated with isolated areas of high ground areas of high ground such as Dartmoor in such as Dartmoor in the south-west of the south-west of England or the Mourne England or the Mourne Mountains in Northern Mountains in Northern Ireland. Ireland.

Climate Climate

The The Pennines,Pennines,a large chain of hills with moorland tops a large chain of hills with moorland tops

rising to between 600 and 900 metres, splits rising to between 600 and 900 metres, splits northern England into northwest and northern England into northwest and northeast sectors. They run down from the northeast sectors. They run down from the Scottish border to the river Trent about Scottish border to the river Trent about halfway down the country.halfway down the country.

The PenninesThe Pennines

Three National Three National Parks:Parks:

the the Peak District Peak District National Park National Park

the Yorkshire the Yorkshire Dales National Dales National ParkPark

the the Northumberland Northumberland National ParkNational ParkThe Pennine Way is the first long distance The Pennine Way is the first long distance footpath in Britain (footpath in Britain (429 k429 km)m)

The Lake DistrictThe Lake District The The Lake DistrictLake District, also , also

known as known as The LakesThe Lakes or or LakelandLakeland, is a , is a mountainous region in mountainous region in North West England. A North West England. A popular holiday popular holiday destination, it is famous destination, it is famous for its lakes and its for its lakes and its mountains (or mountains (or fellsfells), and ), and its associations with the its associations with the early 19th century early 19th century poetry and writings of poetry and writings of William WordsworthWilliam Wordsworth and the Lake Poets. and the Lake Poets.

All the land in England higher than three thousand feet above All the land in England higher than three thousand feet above sea level lies within the National Park, including Scafell Pike, sea level lies within the National Park, including Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England. It also contains the deepest the highest mountain in England. It also contains the deepest and longest lakes in England. and longest lakes in England.

Lake Lake DistrictDistrict

The FensThe Fens low-lying marshlands and wetlands low-lying marshlands and wetlands

in the east of England in the east of England

Most of the Fenland lies within a few metres of Most of the Fenland lies within a few metres of sea-level. As with similar areas in the sea-level. As with similar areas in the Netherlands, much of the Fenland originally Netherlands, much of the Fenland originally consisted of fresh or saltwater wetlands which consisted of fresh or saltwater wetlands which have been artificially drained and continue to be have been artificially drained and continue to be protected from floods by drainage banks and protected from floods by drainage banks and pumpspumps..

The MidlandsThe MidlandsThe Industrious Heart of EnglandThe Industrious Heart of England TThe he MidlandsMidlands is the traditional is the traditional

name for the area comprising name for the area comprising central England that broadly central England that broadly corresponds to the early corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders Southern England, borders Southern England, Northern England, East Anglia Northern England, East Anglia and Wales. Its largest city is and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an Birmingham, and it was an important location for the important location for the Industrial Revolution of the 18th Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries. and 19th centuries.

The West CountryThe West Country The The West CountryWest Country is an informal is an informal

term for the area of south western term for the area of south western EnglandEngland..

The area is mostly rural, with only a few sizeable towns and cities, such as Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Swindon and Gloucester. Tourism and agriculture, especially dairy farming, play a significant role in the economy. The landscape is principally granite moorland in the west, and chalk and limestone downland and clay vales in the east.

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The SoutheastThe Southeast

MMore densely ore densely populated than populated than any other part any other part of England.of England.

A mixture of A mixture of lowlands and lowlands and chains of small chains of small hills.hills.

Kent – the Garden of Kent – the Garden of EnglandEngland

Because of its abundance of orchards and hop gardens, Kent is Because of its abundance of orchards and hop gardens, Kent is widely known as "The Garden of England" – a name often applied widely known as "The Garden of England" – a name often applied when marketing the county or its produce, although other when marketing the county or its produce, although other regions have tried to lay claim to the titleregions have tried to lay claim to the title..

The DownsThe Downs

Some of the downs is home to Exmoor poniesSome of the downs is home to Exmoor ponies

Two roughly parallel ranges of chalk hills in southeast England. The North Downs extend about 161 km (100 mi) from west to east; the South Downs, about 105 km (65 mi). Both are sheep-rearing areas.

The White cliffs of DoverThe White cliffs of Dover The The White Cliffs of DoverWhite Cliffs of Dover are cliffs which are cliffs which

form part of the British coastline facing the form part of the British coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. The cliffs are Strait of Dover and France. The cliffs are part of the North Downs formation. part of the North Downs formation.

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