The United Kingdom
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The United Kingdom (UK), officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK GBNI) is a country and sovereign nation in Europe. Its capital is London, in the home nation of England.
National symbols
- The UK barnstar of national merit (Wikipedia Award).
Maps
Main category: Maps of the United Kingdom
- Orthographic projection
- Locator map
- Detail map
- Satellite imagery
(April 2002) - United Kingdom total fertility rate by region 2014
- Sea routes
Public figures
Main category: People of the United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II
(1926–2022) - William Shakespeare
(1564–1616) - Isaac Newton
(1642–1727) - David Hume
(1711-1776) - George Stephenson
(1781–1848) - Elizabeth I of England
(1533-1603) - Henry VIII of England
(1491–1547) - David Beckham
(1975–) - John Lennon
(1940-1980) - Oliver Cromwell
(1599–1658) - Winston Churchill
(1874–1965)
Photos
- Ben Nevis, Scotland, the highest point in the British Isles.
- Dartmoor, Devon.
- London
Brexit
Wiki loves Monuments
- Commended: Eilean Donan Castle
Author: Syxaxis Photography - Commended: Bridge at Giant's Soap Dish, Blaise Castle Estate
Author: Hamburg103a - Commended: Over the River Cam, the Wooden Bridge, known also as the Mathematical Bridge, joins the two sides of Queens' College
Author: Rafa Esteve - Commended: Ribblehead Viaduct
Author: Sterim64 - Commended: The Royal Albert Hall viewed from a central box in the Grand Tier.
Author: Colin - Commended: Some of the remaining textile machinery in the cloth finishing works at Tone Mills.
Author: Msemmett - Commended: Seen from Belle Vue Park, an aeroplane leaves a trail over the Transporter Bridge in a winter sunrise.
Author: WelshDave - 1st: The derelict West Pier in Brighton
- 2nd: Glenfinnan Viaduct at Loch Shiel
- 3rd: De La Warr Pavilion at Bexhill on Sea
- Highly Commended: Smailholm Tower
- Highly Commended: Martello Tower at Felixstowe Ferry
- Highly Commended: Westminster and Big Ben
- Highly Commended: Perch Rock Lighthouse
- Highly Commended: Smithfield Market ceiling
- Highly Commended: Balcombe Viaduct (Ouse Valley Viaduct)
- Highly Commended: Avebury stone circle - the south west quarter looking north east in snow
- 1st: Cloisters at Gloucester Cathedral
- 2nd: Sunrise at West Pier
- 3rd: Hardknott Roman Fort
- Carreg Cennen Castle
- Dinefwr castle
- Farnborough portable airship hangar
- Humber Bridge
- New Brighton lighthouse
- New Brighton shelter
- Walthamstow dogs
- Commended: The Fyrish Monument in December
Author: Reg Tait - Commended: Roof of Bell Harry Tower, Canterbury Cathedral
Author: Tobiasvonderhaar - Commended: Dolwilym Burial Chamber (known as Arthur's Table or Gwal y Filiast)
Author: Karen Sawyer - Commended: Neist Point Lighthouse
Author: Lionel Ulmer - Commended: Victorian valves at Victoria Baths, Manchester
Author: RevDave - Commended: The Cloisters below Bute Hall, Glasgow University
Author: Michael Harris - Commended: The National Wallace Monument, Stirling, Scotland
Author: Photofinger