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What two large river islands comprise the British isles?
There are many river islands in the British Isles but no two comprise them
Identify the boundaries of the British Isles?
The British Isles refers to the two large islands of Britain and Ireland and all their associated islands, and it also includes the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. See the outline map below.
Which countries can be found on the British Isles?
The British Isles are made up of the 2 large islands of Great Britain, Ireland, and all of the smaller off-shore islands. The countries that the British Isles consist of are England, Scotland, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, and Northern Ireland.
What Great Britain and Ireland are?
They are two large neighbouring islands. They are sometimes collectively referred to as the British Isles for geographic purposes.
What cities make up the British Isles?
The British Isles are not a group of cities, but rather a group of relatively large, heavily populated and industrialised islands/nations. There are hundreds of cities on the British Isles. The British Isles are a group two main islands - Great Britain and Irealand, plus hundreds of smaller islands, such as the Isle of Man and the Orkneys. A $5 atlas or a search on the web or even in wikipedia will garner the answers you seek...
Is England made up of 100 small islands?
The British Isles are made up of the 2 large islands of Ireland and Great Britain. It is not correct to refer to either the British Isles or Great Britain as "England". England is a country with the island of Great Britain along with Scotland and Wales. There are currently about 136 inhabited small islands within the British Isles.
What does British isles mean?
The British Isles generally refers to the island of Britain, and its large neighbouring island Ireland, and all of the smaller islands around the two of them. Although the term is not accepted in Ireland
What makes the British Isles a distinct region?
What is referred to as the British Isles consists of the the two large islands of Britain and Ireland and the many surrounding islands. They are situated off the northwest coast of mainland Europe, and stand out as a noticeable group. They are not a region as such, as there are separate and individual countries within them. The British Isles is just purely a geographic term, used because Britain is the largest of the close group of islands. See the map below:
Is Ireland part of the British Isles?
Yes, Ireland is part of the British Isles.The two large islands of Britain and Ireland, and the many smaller islands that surround them are sometimes collectively referred to by some people as "the British Isles". This includes two separate independent states, (1) the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and (2) the republic of Ireland.Most people in Ireland, being Irish rather than being British, neither use nor like the term as the term implies that they are British, so it is not often used in Ireland and frequently vociferously objected to. Sometimes a term such as 'These Islands', or 'the British and Irish Isles' is used. Others have attempted to use 'the Celtic Isles' (which ignores English people and is thus just as unacceptable) or just the Irish Isles' for Ireland and the 'British Isles' for the remaining islands.The jury is still out as it was a geopolitical term from imperial days when Ireland was within the Union of the United Kingdom (up until 1937) and remains a term in dispute.The archipeligo of islands also includes the Isle of Man, the Orkneys, the Shetlands, the Isle of Wight, the Blaskets, the Aran Islands, a multitude of smaller islands (occupied and not) and Rockall island.
Why is UK called the British Isles?
The UK is not called the British Isles. They are two different things. The British Isles consists of the island of Britain, the island of Ireland and the many small islands around those two large islands. The British Isles is a geographical term. The United Kingdom consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. All of the United Kingdom is in the British Isles, but there are many parts of the British Isles, such as the Republic of Ireland and the Isle of Man, that are not part of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is a political entity.
Why did Britain want their independence from England?
This, unfortunately, is a nonsensical question. "Britain" is an abbreviation for "Great Britain", a large island off the North West of Europe, and part of The British Isles. The British Isles is two large islands - Britain and Ireland and over 1000 small islands. The island of Ireland is divided into "The Republic of Ireland" and the small North East corner called "Northern Ireland." There have been many changes in the political make up of the British Isles through History but currently, Great Britain (which includes England Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland comprise "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" and the Republic of Ireland is a separate, sovereign country. Some people in The Republic of Ireland dislike the term "British Isles" as it implies that Ireland belongs to Britain.
How many islands are there in the West Indies?
Major islands associated with Europe are Corsica, England, Ireland, Iceland, Svalbard, Sicily, Malta, Cyprus, and Sardinia, but there are many, many more. Ireland is an island, but England is not. It's attached to Wales and Scotland.
