Do You Really Know About UK?
April 8th, 2010 | 
Author: Do You Really Know About UK?
As for land the United Kingdom is not big. There is a proverb in English: from John O’Groats to Land’s End which means “from the northernmost of the United Kingdom to the Southernmost of the United Kingdom” that seems some far away. In fact from John O’Groats Scotland’s northernmost village to Land’s End the southwestern Franz Kok of England the straightline distance is less than 1000 km. With twisting coast the distance of the place anywhere to the sea is not more than 120 km. Although the United Kingdom is not very big there are varied terrains. The southeast area is full of plains and hills while the mountains and plateaus are located in the northwest area. The most famous mountain known as “the backbone of the United Kingdom” is Pennines which runs more than two hundred kilometers from north to south. But the highest peak is in Scotland called Ben Nevis which is 1343 meters above sea level that is almost as high as Mount Tai in China. Most lakes of the United Kingdom are in the Lakes region where the lake poets lived as well as the Loch Ness where people say monsters often haunt. However the largest lake is in Ireland that is called Nawan Lake. Speaking of rivers in Britain people can think of the Thames at once but the longest river is the Severn River which is originated from Wales and a total length is 354 kilometers. The river has a belllike estuary. When the tide emerges the backwashes jump into the sky with seawater intruding to the river mouth. That is a magnificent view.
The United Kingdom is a beautiful country with many cultural relics. The natural scenery is like a delicious meal that can make you want to eat. It is rich in tourism resources. Many cities such as the “flower city” London “North Athens” Edinburgh University city of Oxford and Cambridge York City having an antique feel and Shakespeare’s hometown of Stratford are the cities with world reputation. The United Kingdom also develops dozens of national parks and landscape reservations. At present the inclusion of the United Nations’ World Cultural and Natural Heritage sites and natural landscape is up to 14 places. They are London Tower Westminster Palace Parliament House Blenheim Palace near Oxford Canterbury Cathedral the city of Bath the Stonehenge in Salisbury suburb Iron Bridge Gorge Hampton west Hastings Abbey and Gardens north of York Durham Cathedral and Castle Hadrian’s Wall Newcastle Area the Castle group in Gwynedd St. Kilda Islands in Scotland Northern Ireland’s “Giants” and the Henderson Island corals in British dependent territories in the Pacific. They are unique and distinctive and are highly popular among the tourists.
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