Britain’s national costumes England

Great Britain.

The UK ( short for the United kingdom of great Britain and Northern Ireland ) is situated on 2 large islands called the British Isles . The larger island is Great Britain , which consists of there parts: England, Scotland and Wales, and the smaller is Ireland. Southern Ireland now called Eire or the Irish Republic is independent of the UK.

The country is washed by the Atlantic ocean, the north sea and the Irish Sea, which is between Great Britain and Ireland.

If you travel to England from the Soviet Union, it will take you two days to pass through several countries on the Continent by train , and six more hours to cross the English channel by boat.

You can also fly there, and then the journey will only take your three and a half hours.

There are mountain chains in Scotland, Wales and North – West England, but they are not very high. North – West England is also famous for it’s beautiful lakes.

The longest river in England is the Severn, and the deepest is the Thames, on which stands the capital of England, London.