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Three major features:
Winter fog Rainy days Instability/Changeability
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Interesting Fact: No one in the UK lives more than 120 km (75 miles) from the sea.
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Map of the UK
Read the map to find:
Atlantic Ocean
North Sea Irish Sea The English Channel
Location and territory
Location of the UK:
The mainland areas lie between latitudes 49°N and 61°N and longitudes 8°W to 2°E
Total territory: about 243,000 square kilometers
The Republic of Ireland
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Geography
The official title of the UK
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
lowlands in the south and east and highlands in the north and west. Ben Nevis in Scotland — the highest point in UK
Wales: It’s mostly mountainous. South Wales is less mountainous
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Lake poets
The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed—and gazed—but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.
The UK is made up of:
Great Britain ( England , Scotland and Wales ) Northern Ireland
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Landmarks & Symbols of London
Guildhall
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Lake poets
"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" —William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
Thames
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The River Thames (泰晤士河)
the longest river in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom (332 kilometers long) a historical landmark in the city of London. A boat ride along the Thames is also something that every visitor should experience. Several boat races and activities take place along or at the river each year.
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Landmarks & Symbols of London
Big Ben
Westminster Abbey
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the capital of England and the United Kingdom the political, industrial, cultural and financial center of the country one of the world's leading banking and financial centers
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The Palace of Westminster
Topography
terrain in the northwest, north and southwest.
England: It consists of lowland terrain, with some mountainous
Scotland: Its geography is varied, with
Contents
I Geography
II
People
III
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I Geography
1. Geographical Features 2. Climate 3. Major Cities
The longest river: Severn River (about 980 km kilometers long) The second longest river: Thames (330 km kilometers long) The largest Lake in the British Isles: Lough Neagh
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Lake District
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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than North and Mid-Wales.
Northern Ireland: It’s mostly hilly.
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Rivers and Lakes
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2. Climate
Main characteristics:
Temperate, with warm summers, cool winters and plentiful precipitation throughout the year
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Kilts
Knee-length skirtlike garment that is worn by men as a major element of the traditional national garb of Scotland. Highland dress is also the uniform of Scottish regiments in the British army, and kilts have been worn in battle as recently as World War II. In Braveheart, William Wallace, a Scottish freedom fighter, wears his kilt high on the thigh while riding.