Great Britain is located on the islands: Great Britain (the largest - 230 thousand. Km2), Ireland (part of the North - East), Hebrides, Shetland, Orkney, Anglesey, Wight, and many small islands off the coast (a total of approximately 5,500 islands). British Isles, separated from the mainland of Europe, the Strait of La Manche and Dover, suffuses the Atlantic Ocean (west) and North Sea (east). Sculptures from the surface of Great Britain is varied. In Scotland, the north of the old Northwest Highlands and Grampian (Ben Nevis, 1,343 m), separated by a graben Glen More, south Plateau Południowoszkocka bounded on the north lowland Środkowoszkocką. In Northern England Pennine Mountains and Mount Kumbryjskie (Scafell, 978 m) in eastern England Corrugated Plain English (Lowlands). In the south - eastern part of the island toad Pool of London. Cambrian Mountains in Wales (Snowdon, 1,085 m). Northern Ireland Mountains are an extension of the Caledonian Mountains. In Scotland and northern England, numerous traces of Pleistocene glaciations (circuses, lakes, mutony, moraines, eskers). Coastline highly fragmented with numerous bays (Bristol Channel, Cardigan, Liverpool Bay, Moray Firth, the Firth of Forth). North coast fjords, South - cliffs (Dover) and riasowe (Płw. Cornish). Eminently maritime temperate climate, influenced by the warm Gulf Stream, the average January temperature 4-6 ° C, in July 1912 to 1917 ° C, the heavy rainfall throughout the year. In the north - east, annual rainfall of 500 mm, on the north - west to 2000 mm, 3000 mm in the mountains, strong winds (especially in winter), large clouds, frequent fog. A dense network of short rivers Thames, Severn, Mersey, Clyde, most rivers are canalized and used as shipping lanes. Glacial lakes, occurs primarily in Scotland and Northern Ireland: Lough Neagh, Loch Lomond and Loch Ness. Forests cover about 10% of the country (among the lowest in Europe). Characteristic plant communities are heaths and bogs. 20.3% pow. Poland (1993) occupy areas totally or partially protected (10 national parks and many nature reserves).
The total area of the United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 square kilometres (94,060 sq mi) comprising of the island of Great Britain, the northeastern one-sixth of the island of Ireland (Northern Ireland) and smaller islands. It lies between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, coming within 35 kilometres (22 mi) of the northwest coast of France, from which it is separated by the English Channel.