Great Britain geography

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or Great Britain is a sovereign state situated to the north-west of Continental Europe. It includes the island of Great Britain, where situated England, Scotland and Wales, some part of Ireland island and over 1,000 smaller islands and islets. Greenwich observatory is a place, where indication of geographical longitudes starts. It’s in the southeast of London, zero meridian goes through it. Great Britain is circumfluos by the Atlantic ocean and the North sea. Minimal distance to Europe is 35 km. It is separated from the continent by the North Sea and by the English Channel. The North Channel, Irish Sea, St George's Channel and Celtic Sea separate the island from the island of Ireland to its west.