United Kingdom or
Great Britain

Countries, relief, climate, rivers and lakes from United Kingdom or Great Britain:

Great Britain or United Kingdom is an union composed by England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The territory of the kingdom consist of the Great Britain Island, an area from north-east of Ireland Island and a lot of small islands, situated along the coasts. The relief is various composed in the most part from low hills and plateau but there are also plain areas or low mountains in Scotland, in Wales and in northern England. The highest peak is Ben Nevis from Scotland of 1.343 meters height.

The climate is temperate-oceanic with a rich rainfall, with relatively mild winters and moderate summers. The Kingdom’s position at the intersection of several marine currents, makes the weather to be very changeable and very rainy. The most important rivers that cross the big cities are Tamisa River through London and Tyne River through Newcastle. Scotland’s  coastline is intensely fragmented and its numerous lakes, known under the Loch name, reveal the glacier action from the past which had a major impact over United Kingdom‘s relief.

Economy, resources and colonies of United Kingdom or Great Britain:

The largest part of Great Britain‘s territory is occupied by agricultural lands and large areas of pasture for the huge herds of cattle and sheep. Great Britain was the first industrialized country from the world. Nowadays, in addition to the highly developed tourism, the most important  components of the economy are the services sector, medicines sector, research sector and the industrial design sector. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com)

Due to the enormous resources of oil and natural gas along its coasts, United Kingdom is the fourth economy in the world. In the past, for three centuries, till the 20th century, Great Britain was an important colonial power owning a lot of territories scattered across the globe. Most of the former colonies are now independent, but they are part of an Alliance of States known as the Commonwealth. Once, United Kingdom held territories such as India, Australia, New Zealand and many others.

Tourism, tourist attractions and objectives and other aspects:

United Kingdom is visited yearly by millions of tourists, despite the changeable weather, who come to visit the beautiful landscapes, lakes and mountains of Scotland, the cities full of culture and history, but especially London the capital, a great world metropolis. The best known tourist objectives and attractions from here are Tower Bridge, London Tower, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben clock tower, Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey.

United Kingdom is the country in which it was invented the king sport, the football and the country of the well known playwright and writer of the world William Shakespeare. In addition to London, other important cities and thriving are Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff or Glasgow. Visit United Kingdom (Great Britain)!

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The only skyscrapers from United Kingdom
are in London’s Financial Center