THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE OF GREAT BRITAIN ( Part 1)

The British Isles are situated off the north-western coast of Europe. They include Great Britain, Ireland, and a great number of small islands, such as the Orkney and the Shetland Islands in the north, the Hebrides in the north-west, the Isle of Wight in the south, and many others.

The British Isles are washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the west. The island of Great Britain is separated from Ireland by the Irish Sea. It is separated from the continent by the North Sea in the east and the English Channel in the south. The Channel, in its narrowest part, the Strait of Dover, is only 32 kilometres wide.