Atlas of the United Kingdom

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United Kingdom

	United Kingdom Y Deyrnas Unedig An Rìoghachd Aonaichte An Ríocht Aontaithe Unitit Kinrick Rywvaneth Unys Le Royaume-Uni

English	United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state that lies to the northwest of Continental Europe with Ireland to the west. It occupies the majority of the British Isles and its territory and population are primarily situated on the island of Great Britain and in Northern Ireland on the island of Ireland. The United Kingdom is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, and its ancillary bodies of water, including the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, and the Irish Sea. The mainland is linked to ► France by the Channel Tunnel, with Northern Ireland sharing a land border with the ► Republic of Ireland. The United Kingdom is a political union made up of four constituent nations: ► England, ► Scotland, ► Wales and ► Northern Ireland. The British crown has three dependencies, the ► Isle of Man, ► Guernsey and ► Jersey. The United Kingdom also has many overseas territories, including Bermuda, Gibraltar, Pitcairn Islands, British Indian Ocean Territory, Falkland Islands, and British Antarctica among others. A constitutional monarchy, Queen Elizabeth II is also the Queen and Head of State of 15 other Commonwealth Realms such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Overseas territories of the United Kingdom of ► Anguilla, ► Bermuda, ► British Indian Ocean Territory, ► British Virgin Islands, ► Cayman Islands, ► Falkland Islands, ► Gibraltar, ► Montserrat, ► Pitcairn Islands, ► Saint Helena (with ► Ascension Island and ► Tristan da Cunha), ► South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, ► Turks and Caicos Islands, as well as ► Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
Cymraeg	Y Deyrnas Unedig - Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon Mae Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon yn cynnwys Prydain Fawr (Lloegr, Yr Alban, Cymru) a Gogledd Iwerddon. Fe'i lleolir i ogledd-orllewin cyfandir Ewrop ac fe'i amgylchynnir gan Fôr y Gogledd, Môr Udd a'r Môr Iwerydd. Hefyd o dan sofraniaeth y Deyrnas Unedig, ond heb fod yn rhan o'r brif ynys, mae Gwledydd Dibynnol y Goron, Ynysoedd y Sianel ac Ynys Manaw, a nifer o diriogaethau tramor.
Gàidhlig	An Rìoghachd Aonaichte - An Rìoghachd Aonaichte na Breatainn Mhòr agus Eirinn a Tuath An Rìoghachd Aonaichte na Breatainn Mhòr agus Eirinn a Tuath - Dùthaich a bha stèidhte ann an 1707 an dèidh aonadh eadar pàrlamaid Alba agus pàrlamaid Shasainn. Tha gach dùthcha air a bhith fo aon monarcachd o' am bliadhna 1603 'nuair a fhuair Rìgh Seumas VI grèim air cathair-rìgh Shasainn an dèidh bàs ban-rìgh Ealasaid I de Shasainn, am monarc mu dheireadh bho teaghlach nan Tudor.
Gaeilge	An Ríocht Aontaithe - An Ríocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire agus Tuaisceart Éireann Is stát in iarthar na hEorpa agus san Aontas Eorpach í Ríocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire agus Thuaisceart Éireann. Cruthaíodh í tar éis achtanna aontachta (Béarla: Acts of Union) agus anois, is iad Sasana, Alba, an Bhreatain Bheag (Cymru) agus Tuaisceart Éireann ceithre chuid an stáit seo.
Scots	Unitit Kinrick - Unitit Kinrick o Graet Breetain an Northren Irland The Unitit Kinrick o Graet Breetain an Northren Irland is a state in wastren Europe. The UK haes fower launds: Ingland, Wales an Scotland, on the island o Graet Breetain; an Northren Irland, on the island o Irland, alang wi ither wee bits aboot the warld. The UK haes a population o 60 million.
Kernewek	Rywvaneth Unys - Rywvaneth Unys Breten Veur ha Kledhbarth Iwerdhon Rywvaneth Unys Breten Veur ha Kledhbarth Iwerdhon - Stat yn Europa hag y'n Unyans Europek yw an Rywvaneth Unys. Yma tri a'y beswar pow yn ynys Breten Veur: Alban, Kembra, ha Pow Sows; hag yma an peswara yn Ynys Iwerdhon: henn yw Kledhbarth Iwerdhon. Konna-tir yn soth-west an ynys yw Kernow; y prederir nep-prys mayth yw Kernow an peswara pow a Vreten Veur.

Short name	United Kingdom
Official name	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Status	United independent country since 1707, member of the ► European Union since 1973. Permanent Member of the UN Security Council.
Location	Western Europe
Capital	London
Population	60,609,153 inhabitants
Area	244,820 km²
Major languages	English (official) and recognized regional languages (Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Irish Gaelic, Scots, Cornish)
Major religions	Protestantism (Anglicanism and others) and Roman Catholicism
More information	United Kingdom, Geography of the United Kingdom, History of the United Kingdom and Politics of the United Kingdom
More images	United Kingdom - United Kingdom (Category).

General maps

Map of the United Kingdom

Topographic map

Other languages:

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3D perspective relief map

geology map of Great Britain

United Kingdom maritime claims

The United Kingdom
The area of England
The area of Wales
The area of Scotland
The area of Northern Ireland
The Channels Islands
The Isle of Man
The island of Great Britain

Map of the administrative geography of the United Kingdom

Map of England within the United Kingdom

Administrative counties of England

Regions of England

North East
North West
Yorkshire and Humber
East Midlands
West Midlands
East England
London
South East
South West

Map of Northern Ireland

Map of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom

Districts of Northern Ireland

Map of Scotland

Map of Scotland within the United Kingdom

Scottish counties

Regions of Scotland

Map of Wales within the United Kingdom

Map of Wales

Subdivisions of Wales

Counties of Wales

Location of the British Overseas Territories

The British Overseas Territories and the Commonwealth

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Great Britain and Northern Ireland, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Extent of the Beaker Culture

Possible extent of (proto-)Celtic influence 800-400 BC

Celts in Europe

Tribes of Wales at the time of the Roman invasion. Exact boundaries are conjectural

Territorial development of the Roman Empire 264 BC-192, including the conquest of present England

Map of the Roman Empire in 50

The extent of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire;

133 BC

44 BC (late Republic, after conquests by republican generals)

AD 14 (death of Augustus)

117 (maximum extension)

Camps of the Roman Legions in 80

Map of the Roman Empire in 116

Roman Empire in 117

Principal sites in Roman Britain

Hadrians Wall during the Roman Empire

Roman Empire divided 395, showing the dioceses and praetorian prefectures of Gaul, Italy, Illyricum and Oriens (east), roughly analogous to the four Tetrarch zones of influence after Diocletian's reforms.

Western Roman Empire 395

The division of the Empire after the death of Theodosius I, ca.395 AD superimposed on modern borders.

Western Roman Empire

Eastern Roman Empire

Roman Britain around 400

Roman Britain in the year 410

Britain in 410

Invasions of the Roman Empire 100-500

Invasions of the Roman Empire 100-500

Division of the Roman Empire in 406

Eastern Roman Empire and Western Roman Empire, c.476

Europe 526-600

Britain in 500

History of Anglo-Saxon England

Britain in 600

Britain around 600

Britain around 600

Britain around 600

Britain around 600

Britain around 600

Kingdom of Dál Riata around 650

Mediaeval kingdoms of Wales 700-1000

Kingdom of Mercia, 600-900

Map showing Scandinavian settlement in the eighth (dark red), ninth (red), tenth (orange) and eleventh (yellow) centuries. Areas denoted in green are those affected by frequent viking incursions but with little or no Scandinavian settlement.

The British isles in 802

Britain in 802

England in 871

England in 878

England in 886

England in 886

England in 897

Battle of Hastings, 1066

Wales in 1093

Ethnic map of Scotland around 1100

Wales in 1217

Lordships in Medieval Scotland, c. 1230

Hundred Years War

English Civil War 1642-1645

Kingdom of Great Britain, 1707

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1801

British Empire 1897

British colonial empire in 1921

Development of the British (colonial) empire: 1.Pink: colonies held by 1945; 2.Orange: Dominions; 3.Pink in Orange: colonies of Dominions; 4.Dark Red-Brown: areas lost by 1920; 5.Light pink: areas occupied in world war II; 6.Purple: Protectorates and Princely States (in India); 7.Lavender: areas lost by 1705 (England only); 8.Hachured: sphere of influence (click image for better resolution); 9.Salmon: areas of defeated Axis occupied 1943-1955

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.

1710 Map of England and Wales

1726 map of Scotland

1830 map

1905 map

Other maps

English dialects

Gaelic in Scotland

Welsh language

Maps of Sealand

Location of Sealand

Sealand and the territorial waters

Satellite maps

Satellite image of the United Kingdom

Notes and references

General remarks:

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