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What body of water lies between the British Isles and the European mainland?
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The body of water that lies between the British Isles and the European Mainland is the English Channel?
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∙ 14y agoThe Isle of Man.
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What type of landform are the British Isles?
a sound a wide channel between the mainland and an island.
What causes the british isles to have mild tempatures?
Mostly the gulf stream.
What is a warm water current that can affect the climate of the British Isles?
The North Atlantic Drift, which branches from the Gulf Stream, is a warm water current the affects the climate of the British Isles.
Why was the British isles joined together with the rest of Europe during the ice age?
low sea levels
When the landmasses of the british isles and Scandinavia are fitted together mountain chains and rock types?
This question makes no sense. < yes it does
What type of landform are the British Isles?
a sound a wide channel between the mainland and an island.
Name the sea that is part of the Atlantic Ocean and lies between the British Isles and the mainland of Europe?
The North Sea.
Which part of the British Isles is Cardiff part of?
mainland Britain
How many counties are in the British Isles?
There are 86 currently on mainland Britain.
How has the physical geography of the british isles protected it in time of war?
Because the British Isles are inaccessible from mainland Europe, the British have only had to protect themselves with a powerful navy, not having to worry about land armies.
Where is the British isles Éire?
Éire is the Irish language name for Ireland. The British Isles refers to Britain and Ireland and their own smaller islands. They are off the northwest of mainland Europe.
What do the British Isles include?
You mean what ARE the British Isles. Well The British are the islands that make up Britain; so like Ireland the mainland and some other small Islands.
First indo-european language to arrive on the british isles?
Celtic.
What are the names of straits narrows or channels around Scotland?
Pentland Firth between mainland and Orkney, North Minch between mainland and Western Isles, North Channel between mainland and Northern Ireland.
Which body of water separates the two british isles from one another?
The English Channel.
What European country is closest to british isles?
Ireland, a European country, shares a border with Northern Ireland, and Northern Ireland is part of the British Isles - so Ireland is the nearest European country. The next one would be France, which is on the other side of the English Channel.
What is the distance to swim round the british isles?
It's not a common swimming distance; to walk around the British mainland coast is around 9,500 miles. But the British Isles includes Eire, the Channel Isles and the Isles of Scilly, so I would imagine around 15-20,000 miles. To put it into context, this is roughly equivalant to swimming the Atlantic both ways.
