UK includes England, Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland.
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They used to be different countries before they
became united and got the name of the United
Kingdom
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In fact the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland consists of the island of Great
Britain, the north-eastern part of Ireland, and a great number of small islands, such as the Orkney and the Shetland Islands in the north, the Hebrides in the north-west, the Isle of Wight in the south, and many others.
in the west, and by the North sea in the east; in the south they are separated from the continent by the English Channel, or simply The Channel, as the British often call it.
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The Channel, in its narrowest part the Strait
of Dover, is only 32 km wide.
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The Strait(s) of Dover (Picture from space)
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Before the construction of the underwater “Chunnel” (Channel
Tunnel), the ferry route between Dover and Calais was
the quickest way to get from the islands to continental Europe.
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Britain’s climate is mild and damp. It often
rains, and fogs are quite frequent, especially in the
west and south-west. The Gulf Stream, a warm ocean current comes from the Gulf of Mexico, crosses the Atlantic Ocean and warms the seas around the British coast. It moderates the climate, giving it cool summers and mild winters. The temperature in winter seldom falls below zero and the fields and meadows are green all year round.