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British life and culture - England, Scotland and Wales
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Comparison of the UK with Oregon USA
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Woodlands Junior School is in the south-east corner of England |
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The UK is a country in north-western Europe. It is bordered to the south by the English Channel;to the east by the North Sea;to the west by the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
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O ne of the Pacific coast states of the United States, bordered on the north by Washington; on the east by Idaho; on the south by Nevada and California; and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. |
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| Total Land Area |
244,110 sq km
(94,251 sq mi) |
251,470 sq km
(97,093 sq mi) |
| Capital City |
London |
Salem |
| Motto |
Dieu et mon Droit
(French for ‘God and my right’). |
Alis Volat Propiis
(She Flies With Her Own Wings) |
Highest mountain |
Ben Nevis 1343m |
Mount Hood. 3,426 m (11,239 ft) |
Longest river |
Severn 354km |
Columbia |
Largest lake |
Lough Neagh 396sq.km |
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Annual mean temperature |
London 9.7C |
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| Highest Temperature |
101.3°F in Brogdale, Kent (south east England) on 10 August 2003. |
119 degrees F, August 10, 1898 in Pendleton |
| Lowest Temperature |
-16°F, at Braemar in Aberdeenshire on 10 January 1982 |
-54 degrees F, Feb. 10, 1933 in Seneca |
Annual mean rainfall |
London 753mm |
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Total population |
60,270,708
(2004 estimate) |
3,559,596 (2003) |
| Population density per sq.km |
250 people per sq km (646 people per sq mi) |
14 people per sq km
(37 per sq mi). |
Top 5 populous cities: |
London 7,285,000
Birmingham 1,018,000
Leeds 725,000
Glasgow 611,000
Sheffield 529,000 |
Salem 140,977
Portland 539,438
Eugene 140,395
Gresham 94,706
Medford 64,653 |
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Woodlands Junior School, Hunt Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 4BB UK |
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