Great Britain is currently separated from the mainland of European by the North Sea and the English Channel, but the continental crust actually continues under these, linking Great Britain to the mainland. read more
Great Britain is currently separated from the mainland of European by the North Sea and the English Channel, but the continental crust actually continues under these, linking Great Britain to the mainland. When sea levels were lower during the last ice age, it was dry land right through from Britain to France and The Netherlands. read more
But they also include the province of Northern Ireland, which in a political sense is not part of Great Britain (the “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” is the proper name of the nation) so maybe they are not really so sure about it. read more
Eurasia stretches from the Atlantic Ocean with bordering countries of Portugal and Spain in the west (and perhaps Ireland, Iceland, and Great Britain as well) to Russia's easternmost point, at the Bering Strait between the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. read more