"Geography
The British Isles are situated in the north-west of Europe. They consist of two large islands - Great Britain and Ireland and more than 5,000 smaller islands. They are surrounded by the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The Irish sea separates GB from Ireland. The sea between England and France is called the English Channel (La Manche), its narrowest part is the Strait of Dover.
The British Isles include two states - The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland. The UK consists of 4 parts: England, Wales and Scotland, which create the Great Britain, and Northern Ireland.

Relief
The landscape is varied. The most important range in England are the Pennines making the backbone of the country. The natural border between E and Scotland is made by the Cheviot Hills. Scotland is mostly mountainous, there are situated the Highlands including the Grampians with the highest peak Ben Nevis. The Lake District is covered by the Cumbrians, while the highest mountains in Wales are the Cambrians. And Ireland is a low lying country.
Main rivers are the Thames (London, England), the Severn (the longest river) and the Clyde (Scotland). (The longest river of whole British Isles is the Shannon - in Ireland.)
There are quite many lakes in GB. They can be found in the Lake District in England (the largest is Windermere) and in Scotland, where they are called lochs. For example Loch Lomond or Loch Ness, which is famous thanks to the Loch Ness monster, are popular with tourists. The largest lake in the British Isles is Loch Neagh (in Northern Ireland). "