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In Europe: 773,676 km 2 (298,718 sq mi) All overseas territories: 6,805,586 km 2 (2,627,651 sq mi) References. [a][1][2] The United Kingdom is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. With a total area of approximately 244,376 square kilometres (94,354 sq mi), [a][1] the UK occupies the major part of the ...
Loose tomatoes for sale at a UK greengrocer in 2013, dual-priced in imperial (£0.99 /lb) and metric (£2.18 /kg) units. Signs like these do not comply with legislation, as metric prices must not be less prominent. [1] [2] Metrication is the act or process of converting to the metric system of measurement.
There is no formal definition of a long-distance path, though the British Long Distance Walkers Association defines one as a route "20 miles [32 km] or more in length and mainly off-road." [1] They usually follow existing rights of way, often over private land, joined together and sometimes waymarked to make a named route. [3]
The greatest distance between two points is 968.0 km (601 + 1 ⁄ 2 mi) (between Land's End, Cornwall and John o' Groats, Caithness), 838 miles (1,349 km) by road.
According to the CIA Factbook, the length of the UK coastline is around 12,429 km or 7,723 miles. [3] According to the World Resources Institute , the length is around 19,717 km. [ 4 ] Shape
England is bordered to the north by Scotland and to the west by Wales. It is closer to continental Europe than any other part of mainland Britain, divided from France only by a 33 km (21 mi) sea gap, the English Channel. [3] The 50 km (31 mi) Channel Tunnel, [4] near Folkestone, directly links England to mainland Europe.
John o' Groats. Land's End to John o' Groats is the traversal of the length of the island of Great Britain between two extremities, in the southwest and northeast. The traditional distance by road is 874 miles (1,407 km) and takes most cyclists 10 to 14 days; the record for running the route is nine days. Off-road walkers typically walk about ...
The longest motorway in England is the M6, from Rugby through the North West up to the Anglo-Scottish border, a distance of 232 miles (373 km). [156] Other major routes include: the M1 from London to Leeds, the M25 which encircles London, the M60 which encircles Manchester, the M4 from London to South Wales, the M62 from Liverpool via ...