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Geography of the British Isles

The British Isles are surrounded by the North Sea to the north and east, and by the Atlantic Ocean in the south and west. Between England and France there is the English Channel. Between Great Britain and Ireland there is the Irish Sea.

The main mountain regions in Great Britain:

The Cornish lleights (south-west England)

-    The Cambrians (Wales)

The Cumbrian Mountains (in the Lakę District)

-    The Pennines (known as the backbone of England)

The Highlands of Scotland are the highest mountains in Britain.

The highest summit in the UK:

Ben Nevis in Scotland

Snowdon - the highest mountain in Wales and in the UK south of the Scottish border The longest rivers:

The Severn (220 miles)

-    The Thames (215 miles)

Lakę areas:

In Cumbria and in the Highlands of Scotland

The largest lakę in the UK is Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland.