Britain and Ireland
Great Britain, Ireland and the rest of the British Isles lie just northwest of the European mainland. Together they form one of the most visited regions on Earth, containing some of the world's most recognisable landmarks, historical sites dating back thousands of years, and unique natural environments, world cities, quaint towns, and remote and isolated areas and islands.
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Britain and Ireland
- Archipelago with about 71,900,000 residents
- Description: group of islands in northwest Europe
- Also known as“Atlantic Archipelago”“British Islands”“British Isles”“Great Britain and Ireland”“the Britains”“The Isles”“these islands”
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- Location: Europe
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Latitude of center
54.06° or 54° 3′ 36″ north
Longitude of center
-4.8° or 4° 48′ west
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = archipelago
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Britain and Ireland” goes by many names.
Britse EilandeAfrikaans
الجزر البريطانيةArabic
Islas britanicasAragonese
Բրիտանական կղզիներArmenian
Iles britaniquesArpitan
Islles britániquesAsturian
Britaniya adalarıAzerbaijani
Британия утрауҙарыBashkir
Britainiar UharteBasque
Britainiar uharteakBasque
British IslesBelarusian
Брытанскія астравыBelarusian
Брытанскія выспыBelarusian
ব্রিটিশ দ্বীপপুঞ্জBengali
Britanska ostrvaBosnian
Британски островиBulgarian
Британските островиBulgarian
Illes BritàniquesCatalan
British IslesCebuano
不列顛群島Chinese
不列颠和爱尔兰Chinese
不列颠群岛Chinese
大不列顛群島Chinese
英倫諸島Chinese
Enesow KeltekCornish
Britanski otociCroatian
Britansko OtočjeCroatian
Britské ostrovyCzech
Britské souostrovíCzech
Britiske ØerDanish
De Britiske ØerDanish
Adey BritanyaDimli (individual language)
British IslesDutch
Britse EilandenDutch
Brita insularoEsperanto
Britaj InsulojEsperanto
Briti saaredEstonian
Briti saarestikEstonian
British IslesFiji Hindi
Brittein saaretFinnish
KelttisaaretFinnish
Illas BritánicasGalician
ბრიტანეთის კუნძულებიGeorgian
Βρετανικά ΝησιάGreek
Βρετανικές ΝήσοιGreek
האיים הבריטייםHebrew
האיים הבריטיםHebrew
ब्रिटिश आइल्सHindi
ब्रिटेन और आयरलैण्डHindi
Brit-szigetekHungarian
Észak-atlanti-szigetekHungarian
BretlandseyjarIcelandic
Britanian InsuliIdo
Britania dan IrlandiaIndonesian
Britania Raya dan IrlandiaIndonesian
Kepulauan BritaniaIndonesian
Kepulauan InggrisIndonesian
Insulas BritannicInterlingua
Éire agus an Bhreatain MhórIrish
na hOileáin BhreataineachaIrish
na hOileáin BhriotanachaIrish
Na hOileáin CheilteachaIrish
Oileáin Iarthair EorpaIrish
arcipelago britannicoItalian
Britannia e IrlandaItalian
Isole britannicheItalian
イギリスアイルランドJapanese
イギリス諸島Japanese
ブリティッシュ諸島Japanese
ブリテン諸島Japanese
Îles BritanniquesJèrriais
Британ аралдарыKazakh
Британ аралдарыKirghiz
브리튼 제도Korean
영국 제도Korean
ເກາະອັງກິດLao
ໝູ່ເກາະອັງກິດLao
BritaniaeLatin
BritanniaeLatin
BritannidesLatin
Brittaniacae InsulaeLatin
BrittaniaeLatin
Brittanicae InsulaeLatin
BrittanniaeLatin
Brittannicae InsulaeLatin
Insulae BritannicaeLatin
Insulae BrittanicaeLatin
Insulae BrittannicaeLatin
Britu salasLatvian
Britų salosLithuanian
Britų salynasLithuanian
Isole BritanegeLombard
Brietsche InselnLow German
Brittesch InselenLuxembourgish
Британски ОстровиMacedonian
Kepulauan BritishMalay
Ellanyn GoaldaghManx
Ny h-Ellanyn GoaldaghManx
ब्रिटिश बेटेMarathi
Tāi-eng Kûn-tóMin Nan Chinese
Kapulauan BaritaniaMinangkabau
ბრიტანეთიშ კოკეფიMingrelian
Eilhas BritánicasMirandese
Ilhas BritánicasMirandese
Britisk EilunenNorthern Frisian
De britiske øyerNorwegian
Britiske øyerNorwegian Bokmål
De britiske øyeneNorwegian Bokmål
De britiske øyerNorwegian Bokmål
Dei britiske øyaneNorwegian Bokmål
Dei britiske øyaneNorwegian Nynorsk
Dei britiske øyerNorwegian Nynorsk
Illas BritanicasOccitan (post 1500)
Islas BritanicasOccitan (post 1500)
بریتانیا و ایرلندPersian
جزایر بریتانیاPersian
Ìsole britànichePiemontese
Wyspy BrytyjskiePolish
Arhipelagul AtlanticRomanian
Insulele BritaniceRomanian
Marea Britanie și IrlandaRomanian
Британские островаRussian
Британский архипелагRussian
Ìsulas BritànnicasSardinian
Britiske AiloundeSaterfriesisch
Breetish IslesScots
Атлантски архипелагSerbian
Британија и ИрскаSerbian
Британска острваSerbian
Ова острваSerbian
Britanska ostrvaSerbo-Croatian
Britanski otociSerbo-Croatian
Britansko OtočjeSerbo-Croatian
Ìsuli britànnichiSicilian
බ්රිතාන්ය දිවයින්Sinhala
Britské ostrovySlovak
Britanski otokiSlovenian
Britansko otočjeSlovenian
Funguvisiwa la BritaniaSwahili
Funguvisiwa ya BritaniaSwahili
Visiwa vya BritaniaSwahili
Brittiska öarnaSwedish
De brittiska öarnaSwedish
Britische InselnSwiss German
Britischi InsleSwiss German
Kapuluang BritanikoTagalog
Ҷазираҳои БританияTajik
பிரித்தானியத் தீவுகள்Tamil
Бөекбритания утрауларыTatar
Британ утрауларыTatar
Британия утрауларыTatar
British IslesThai
บริติชไอลส์Thai
Britanya AdalarıTurkish
Британські островиUkrainian
Britiske kupyUpper Sorbian
جزائر برطانیہUrdu
جزیرہ برطانیہUrdu
Britaniya orollariUzbek
British IslesVietnamese
Quần đảo AnhVietnamese
Britanikane dvipaVlax Romani
Kapuropud-an BritanikoWaray (Philippines)
Ynysoedd PrydainWelsh
Ynysoedd Prydain ac IwerddonWelsh
Ynysoedd PrydeinigWelsh
Britske EilannenWestern Frisian
جزائر برطانیہWestern Panjabi
不列颠群岛Wu Chinese
בריטישע אינזלעןYiddish
不列顛群島Yue Chinese
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