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The British Isles comprise more than 6,000 islands off the north-west coast of continental Europe, including the countries of the United Kingdom of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland.
- History of the British Isles
The history of the British Isles began with its sporadic...
- Names of the British Isles
The toponym "British Isles" refers to a European archipelago...
- Terminology of the British Isles
Geographical terms: The British Isles is an archipelago in...
- History of the British Isles
The history of the British Isles began with its sporadic human habitation during the Palaeolithic from around 900,000 years ago. The British Isles has been continually occupied since the early Holocene, the current geological epoch, which started around 11,700 years ago.
The British Isles are an archipelago (a group of islands) in north-western Europe. They have a long geographical and geological history. [1] The first people were in Britain by 800,000 years ago (Happisburgh footprints). The biggest islands are called Great Britain and Ireland, followed by the Isle of Man, the Isle of Wight and Anglesey. Great ...
The toponym "British Isles" refers to a European archipelago comprising Great Britain, Ireland and the smaller, adjacent islands. [1] The word "British" has also become an adjective and demonym referring to the United Kingdom [2] and more historically associated with the British Empire.
Geographical terms: The British Isles is an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Continental Europe. It includes Ireland, Great Britain, the Isle of Man, Shetland, Orkney and thousands of smaller islands.
Great Britain is an island in the north-west Atlantic Ocean, one of the British Isles. It is the biggest European island, off the coast of Continental Europe. To the west of Great Britain is Ireland, across the Irish Sea. Across the English Channel to the south of Great Britain is France.
This article is a list of some of the islands that form the British Isles that have an area of 1 square kilometre (247 acres) or larger, listing area and population data. The total area of the islands is 314,965 km 2 (121,609 sq mi). [1] Great Britain accounts for the larger part of this area at 66%, [2] with Ireland accounting for 26%, [3] leaving the remaining 8%—an area of 23,996 km 2 ...
