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How did Great Britain get its name?

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It's due to geography. The small archipeligo off the North-West coast of Europe is called the Britsh Isles (all of them together, including Ireland). The bigger of the two larger islands is called Great Britain and the small is called Little Britain. OK? If you are Irish you might disagree but it is simply geography. read more

Britain is England & Wales. The addition of Scotland makes that one single landmass the greatest (ie largest) of all the British Isles, hence Great Britain. read more

Because of its mild winters for its latitude, Great Britain hosts important numbers of many wintering species, particularly ducks, geese and swans. Other well known bird species include the golden eagle, grey heron, kingfisher, pigeon, sparrow, pheasant, partridge, and various species of crow, finch, gull, auk, grouse, owl and falcon. read more

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