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'''Great Britain''' (or simply '''Britain''')<ref>The use of the adjective "Great" derives from the French ''Grande Bretagne'', as distinct from ''Petite Bretagne'' ([[Brittany]]).</ref> is a large [[island]] in the [[Atlantic Ocean]], separated from continental [[Europe]] to the south by the [[English Channel]] and from [[Ireland (island)|Ireland]] to the west by the [[Irish Sea]]. It is the largest island in the [[archipelago]] known as the [[British Isles]], with an area of 218,595 km² (93,282 square miles).<ref>[http://islands.unep.ch/ICJ.htm#943 Islands of the United Kingdom] (UN System-Wide Earthwatch Web Site)</ref> Politically, the island is part of the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]] (for which "Britain" and "Great Britain" are often used as synonyms, or abbreviations), and is made up of the constituent countries [[England]], [[Scotland]] and [[Wales]].
'''Great Britain''' (or simply '''Britain''')<ref>The use of the adjective "Great" derives from the French ''Grande Bretagne'', as distinct from ''Petite Bretagne'' ([[Brittany]]).</ref> is a large [[island]] in the [[Atlantic Ocean]], separated from continental [[Europe]] to the south by the [[English Channel]] and from [[Ireland (island)|Ireland]] to the west by the [[Irish Sea]]. It is the largest island in the [[archipelago]] known as the [[British Isles]], with an area of 218,595 km² (93,282 square miles).<ref>[http://islands.unep.ch/ICJ.htm#943 Islands of the United Kingdom] (UN System-Wide Earthwatch Web Site)</ref> Politically, the island is part of the [[United Kingdom]] of Great Britain and [[Northern Ireland]] (for which "Britain" and "Great Britain" are often used as synonyms, or abbreviations), and is made up of the constituent countries [[England]], [[Scotland]] and [[Wales]].


==Geography and natural history==
==Geography and natural history==

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Great Britain (or simply Britain)[1] is a large island in the Atlantic Ocean, separated from continental Europe to the south by the English Channel and from Ireland to the west by the Irish Sea. It is the largest island in the archipelago known as the British Isles, with an area of 218,595 km² (93,282 square miles).[2] Politically, the island is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (for which "Britain" and "Great Britain" are often used as synonyms, or abbreviations), and is made up of the constituent countries England, Scotland and Wales.

Geography and natural history

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See also

United Kingdom

References

  1. The use of the adjective "Great" derives from the French Grande Bretagne, as distinct from Petite Bretagne (Brittany).
  2. Islands of the United Kingdom (UN System-Wide Earthwatch Web Site)