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- Geography of the United Kingdom Location: Northern Hemisphere, on the prime meridian Atlantic Ocean Eurasia (but not on the mainland)
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4 days ago · Location. Western Europe, islands - including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland - between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea; northwest of France. Geographic coordinates. 54 00 N, 2 00 W. Map references. Europe. Area. total : 243,610 sq km. land: 241,930 sq km. water: 1,680 sq km.
3 days ago · Asia is generally defined as comprising the eastern four-fifths of Eurasia. It is located to the east of the Suez Canal and the Ural Mountains, and south of the Caucasus Mountains (or the Kuma–Manych Depression) and the Caspian and Black Seas.
Oct 26, 2024 · independent countries make up the Commonwealth in Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Pacific
6 days ago · British Empire, a worldwide system of dependencies—colonies, protectorates, and other territories—that over a span of some three centuries was brought under the sovereignty of the crown of Great Britain and the administration of the British government. Learn more about the British Empire in this article.
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1 day ago · Asia is bounded by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Indian Ocean to the south, the Red Sea (as well as the inland seas of the Atlantic Ocean —the Mediterranean and the Black) to the southwest, and Europe to the west.
Oct 8, 2024 · Formerly administered as part of the British Crown Colony of Mauritius, the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) was established as an overseas territory of the UK in 1965. A number of the islands in the territory were later transferred to the Seychelles when it gained independence in 1976. Subsequently, BIOT has consisted of the six main ...
4 days ago · From the 16th to the 20th centuries, the British Empire stretched from a total area at its peak in 1920 to over 35,500,000 km 2 (13,700,000 sq mi), the largest empire in the world. [1] In terms of population, on the eve of World War II, Britain and her colonial possessions totaled 500 million inhabitants.
