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England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom England, Great Britain, and The United Kingdom Information compiled by This material has been assembled by Gulfside Art and Science Academy – GASA, but is not owned by GASA. All credits for information herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. THE BRITISH ISLES This material has been assembled by Gulfside Art and Science Academy – GASA, but is not owned by GASA. All credits for information herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. THE BRITISH ISLES INCLUDE: Great Britain England, Scotland and Wales The Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom) And smaller islands, such as: The Orkney and Shetland Islands Islands off the northeast coast of Scotland The Isle of Man An island in the Irish Sea Hebrides (including the Inner Hebrides, Outer Hebrides and Small Isles) All are islands off the northwest coast of Scotland The Isle of Wight An island off the southern coast of England Isles of Scilly An island off the southwest coast of England Lundy Island An island off the southwest coast of England The Channel Islands A group of small islands in the English Channel, off the coast of Normandy, France. The principal islands of the group include Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. Plus many other off-shore islands This material has been assembled by Gulfside Art and Science Academy – GASA, but is not owned by GASA. All credits for information herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. The United Kingdom -vs- Great Britain The UNITED KINGDOM INCLUDES: England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland GREAT BRITAIN INCLUDES: England Scotland Wales This material has been assembled by Gulfside Art and Science Academy – GASA, but is not owned by GASA. All credits for information herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. Wales England – Scotland –Wales – Northern Ireland The UK has its own flag and it is commonly called the “Union Jack”. : [Type a quote from the document or the summary of an interesting point. You can position the text box anywhere in the document. Use the Drawing Tools tab to change the formatting of the pull quote text box.] The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain - the main island made up of England, Scotland and Wales, and also Northern Ireland. The capital, seat of government, and largest city of the United Kingdom is London, which is also the capital of England. This material has been assembled by Gulfside Art and Science Academy – GASA, but is not owned by GASA. All credits for information herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. Great Britain England, Scotland and Wales Great Britain has no capital. The three 'countries' that make up the union are Scotland (Cap. Edinburgh), Wales (Cap. Cardiff), and England (Cap. London). 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All credits for information herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. This material has been assembled by Gulfside Art and Science Academy – GASA, but is not owned by GASA. All credits for information herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. England ENGLAND Capital: ___________________________________ Facts: _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ This material has been assembled by Gulfside Art and Science Academy – GASA, but is not owned by GASA. All credits for information herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. England in Pictures Big Ben, London, England Bath, England London Eye Giant's Causeway London, England UK (United Kingdom) Stonehenge, United Kingdom Tower of London, England This material has been assembled by Gulfside Art and Science Academy – GASA, but is not owned by GASA. All credits for information herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. Buckingham Palace Trafalgar Square London, England London, England Tower Bridge Oxford University London, England United Kingdom Piccadilly Circus British Museum UK (United Kingdom) London, England This material has been assembled by Gulfside Art and Science Academy – GASA, but is not owned by GASA. All credits for information herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. St. Paul's Cathedral Westminster Abbey, England London, England Windsor Castle The Shard UK (United Kingdom) London, England White Cliffs of Dover UK (United Kingdom) The Gherkin London, England This material has been assembled by Gulfside Art and Science Academy – GASA, but is not owned by GASA. All credits for information herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. This material has been assembled by Gulfside Art and Science Academy – GASA, but is not owned by GASA. All credits for information herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. This material has been assembled by Gulfside Art and Science Academy – GASA, but is not owned by GASA. All credits for information herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. This material has been assembled by Gulfside Art and Science Academy – GASA, but is not owned by GASA. All credits for information herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. Famous English scientists include Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawking among many others. NEWTON DARWIN HAWKING The longest river found entirely in England is the River Thames, it flows through London and is about 346 kilometres (215 miles) in length. This material has been assembled by Gulfside Art and Science Academy – GASA, but is not owned by GASA. All credits for information herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. England has a large economy and uses the pound sterling (£) as its currency. We use dollars ($). Currently, $1.00 = £0.78 (Pound sterling), but that can change daily, just like the stock market changes. £ This material has been assembled by Gulfside Art and Science Academy – GASA, but is not owned by GASA. All credits for information herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. The official London home of the British monarch (king or queen) is Buckingham Palace. The Royal Standard is flown at royal residences only when the sovereign is present. If the Union Flag flies above Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle or Sandringham House, it signals that the Queen is not in residence. This material has been assembled by Gulfside Art and Science Academy – GASA, but is not owned by GASA. All credits for information herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. England is famous for its
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