Fun fact 3 about Great Britain
island
Great Britain was not an island about 10,000 years ago but an upland region of continental north-western Europe.
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island
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