Exercise 2 (articles) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles, the largest of which are Great Britain and Ireland. The British Isles are separated from continental Europe by the North Sea and the English Channel, the narrowest part of which, the Straight of Dover, is 33 kilometers wide. In the west the British Isels are washed by the Otlantic Ocean. The Irish Sea separates Great Britain from Ireland. The United Kingdom consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Nortern Ireland. The northern part of island of Great Britain (Scotland) is occupied by mountains which are called the Highlands of Northern Scotland and the Southern Uplands with the Central Lowland of Scotland between them. The Highlands of Northern Scotland are divided into the North-western Highlands and the Grampains. The highest mountain in Great Britain is Ben Nevis; it is situated in the Grampains. The Pennines are the mountains situated in the central part of island of Great Britain, the Pennines are separated from the Southern Uplands by the valley of the river Tyne. The Tyne flows into the North Sea. Wales is mountainous part of Great Britain. It is occupied by the Cambrains. The highest mountain in the Cambrains is Snowdon. The longest river in Great Britain is the Severn. It rises in the Cambrains and flows into the Bristol Channel. The Thames is not so long as the Severn but it is the most important river in Great Britain. London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is situated on the Thames.