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European route E16 is the designation of a main west–east road through Northern Ireland, Scotland, Norway and Sweden, from Derry to Gävle, via Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh, previously by ferry to Bergen, Voss, through the Gudvanga Tunnel and the Lærdal Tunnel (the world's longest road tunnel), Lærdal, over Filefjell to Fagernes, Hønefoss, Gardermoen and Kongsvinger.
The route continues as a motorway from Kristiansand in Norway. E18 is connected with the E39 Ferry to Denmark. The ferry runs from Kristansand to Hirtshals, takes about 3 hours and 15 minutes, and is operated by Color Line. [3] [4] In Norway, the E18 has a length of 410 kilometres (255 mi), of which 232 kilometres (144 mi) are motorway.
The largest national pavilion was the ultra-modern British Government Pavilion [22] designed by Herbert Rowse [23] of Liverpool. In addition to the main Industrial and Engineering Halls, Commonwealth pavilions, and cultural exhibits, at least sixty-two pavilions were erected by famous commercial and industrial concerns. [ 24 ]
Current railway lines in Ireland, the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man are shown in black, metro lines in red, and former routes in green Rail passengers in Great Britain from 1829 to 2023, showing the early era of small railway companies, the amalgamation into the "Big Four", nationalisation and finally the current era of privatisation
The Debatable Lands, also known as debatable ground, batable ground or threip lands, [1] lay between Scotland and England. [2] It was formerly in question as to which it belonged to when they were distinct kingdoms. [3] For most of its existence, the area was a lawless zone controlled by clans of "border reivers" which terrorized the ...
The North Channel (known in Irish and Scottish Gaelic as Sruth na Maoile, in Scots as the Sheuch [1]) is the strait between north-eastern Northern Ireland and south-western Scotland. The Firth of Clyde merges with the channel, between the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula and Corsewall Point on the Rhins of Galloway. [2]
Below is a list of European countries and dependencies by area in Europe. [1] As a continent , Europe's total geographical area is about 10 million square kilometres. [ 2 ] Transcontinental countries are ranked according to the size of their European part only, excluding Greece due to the not clearly defined boundaries of its islands between ...
Map of the North Sea, showing Scotland in relation to Norway and Denmark As the most northern constituent country of the UK, Scotland and the Nordic countries share a long history. Norse and Viking settlers ruled parts of Scotland between the 8th and 15th Centuries, with Norse rule ending only when Orkney and Shetland were pledged to King James ...