Outline of The United Kingdom - Geography

Geography

See also: Geography of England, Geography of Northern Ireland, Geography of Scotland and Geography of Wales
  • The United Kingdom is...
    • both a country and a country made up of countries
    • both a nation state and a state made up of nations
    • an island country
    • a Commonwealth realm
  • Location:
    • Northern Hemisphere, on the Prime meridian
    • Atlantic Ocean
    • Eurasia (but not on the mainland)
      • Europe
        • Northern Europe and Western Europe
          • British Isles
            • Great Britain (entire island and adjacent isles)
            • Ireland (northeastern sixth of the island)
    • Time zone: Greenwich Mean Time = Western European Time (UTC+00), British Summer Time = Western European Summer Time (UTC+01)
    • Extreme points of the United Kingdom:
      • North: Out Stack, Shetland Islands 60°51′N 0°52′W / 60.850°N 0.867°W / 60.850; -0.867
      • South: Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly 49°51′N 6°24′W / 49.850°N 6.400°W / 49.850; -6.400
      • East: Lowestoft Ness, Suffolk 52°28.87′N 1°45.77′E / 52.48117°N 1.76283°E / 52.48117; 1.76283
      • West: Rockall1 57°35′N 13°41′W / 57.583°N 13.683°W / 57.583; -13.683
      • High: Ben Nevis, Lochaber at 1,343 metres (4,406 ft) 56°47′49.150″N 5°0′17.22″W / 56.79698611°N 5.0047833°W / 56.79698611; -5.0047833
      • Low: The Fens at −4 metres (−13 ft) 52°29′18″N 0°13′52″W / 52.48838°N 0.23118°W / 52.48838; -0.23118
    • Land boundaries: Republic of Ireland 360 km
    • Coastline: 12,429 km
  • Population of the United Kingdom: 61,838,154 (2009 estimate) - 22nd most populous country
    • Population of the countries of the United Kingdom
  • Area of the United Kingdom: 244,820 km2 (94,530 sq mi) - 79th most extensive country
    • Area of the countries of the United Kingdom
  • Atlas of the United Kingdom
    • Atlas of England
    • Atlas of Northern Ireland
    • Atlas of Scotland
    • Atlas of Wales
    • Economic geography of the United Kingdom

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