Fun fact 2 about Great Britain
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The English Channel was created between 450,000 and 180,000 years ago by catastrophic glacial lake outburst floods.
Great Britain
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Great Britain
United Kingdom
Area
209,331 km²
Location
United Kingdom
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales. With an area of 209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island in the world.
From the “Geography” section
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Photo: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC (Goddard Space Flight Center) · Public Domain