At its closest point it is only about 20 miles as the crow flies.
The closest point that Ireland comes to Britain is Torr Head, county Antrim, which is just 23 kilometres or 14 miles from the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland.
Geographically, at its closest point it is only about 25 miles from Britain to Ireland. However, unless you have your own yacht, you cannot travel between the two countries at their closest point. The closest ferry crossing takes several hours.
They were thousands of miles from Britain and it took several months of sailing to reach the colonies from Britain.
30,405 sq miles.
The area of Britain (consisting of England Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) is 94,526 square miles. The area of Texas is 268,820 square miles. 268820/94526=2.8438736432304339546791358991177. Therfore, Britain will fit into Texas 2.84 times.
about 30-120 miles depending on where you are in Great Britain
Wales is part of Great Britain, and the country of England to the east, also part of Great Britain, is its closest neighbor (they have a common border on the order of 200 miles long). The closest neighbor that is not a part of Great Britain is the Republic of Ireland roughly 50 miles away across the Irish Sea to the west.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 94,058 square miles or 243,610 sq km
Britain is about 229,848 square kilometres or 88,744.8 square miles. Ireland is not part of Britain so it would not be included. It is a completely separate island. Ireland is about 84,421 square kilometres or 32,595.1 square miles. So Ireland and Britain are about 314,269 square kilometres or 121,339.9 square miles.
Great Britain is comprised of England, Scotland and Wales. When Northern Ireland is included, the country then gets its full title of 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'. The Republic of Ireland has a common border with Northern Ireland and France is only 22 miles from southern England at its closest point.
Great Britain - 84,556 square miles.
The island of Ireland measures 81,638 sq kilometres (31,521 sq miles) Ireland, the country, measures 70,273 sq kilometres (27,133 sq miles). The remainder is known as Northern Ireland and forms part of the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is a part of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Its area is about 5459 square miles or 12,843 square kilometres, approximately one sixth of the island of Ireland. It's population is about 1,685,000.
The area of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 244,820 square kilometers, or 94,526 square miles.
No, England is one of the three countries that make up Great Britain, the other two are Scotland and Wales.Britain is England, Scotland and Wales.Wrong way round. England is part of Britain. The full name of the country, as approved by the United Nations, is 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' which is comprised of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Englands longest river is the Severn There is a difference between the British Isles and Great Britain or Britain. The British Isles include Ireland, which is a separate country to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The longest river in the British Isles, at 224 miles, is the River Shannon in Ireland. the longest river in Britain is the Severn and is 220 miles( 354 km) . it rises at an altitude of 2001 feet height , on Plynlimon , ceredigion , Powys .