Great Britain

Summary

Great Britain is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.069% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,636 views/month, #5 of 7,296).^[2]

Key Facts

• Great Britain is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Great Britain is on the body of water North Sea^[4].
• Great Britain is on the body of water Irish Sea^[5].
• Great Britain is on the body of water Celtic Sea^[6].
• Great Britain is on the body of water Sea of the Hebrides^[7].
• Great Britain is on the continent of Europe^[8].
• Great Britain's instance of is recorded as island^[9].
• Britannia is named after Great Britain^[10].
• Brutus of Troy is named after Great Britain^[11].
• British is named after Great Britain^[12].
• Great Britain is part of British Isles^[13].
• Great Britain's Commons category is recorded as Great Britain^[14].
• Great Britain's located in time zone is recorded as Greenwich Mean Time^[15].
• Great Britain's said to be the same as is recorded as Albion^[16].
• Great Britain comprises England^[17].
• Great Britain comprises Wales^[18].
• Great Britain comprises Scotland^[19].
• Great Britain's highest point is recorded as Ben Nevis^[20].
• Great Britain's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.833333333333, 'lon': -2.4166666666667}^[21].
• Great Britain's located in/on physical feature is recorded as British Isles^[22].
• Great Britain's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Great Britain^[23].
• Great Britain's Commons gallery is recorded as Great Britain^[24].
• Great Britain has a population of {'amount': '+63786000'}^[25].
• Great Britain has a population of {'amount': '+65121000'}^[26].
• Great Britain's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Geography

Great Britain is in the country of United Kingdom^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include North Sea^[4], a sea^[28], in Norway^[29]; Irish Sea^[5], a sea^[30], in United Kingdom^[31]; Celtic Sea^[6], a sea^[32], in Ireland^[33]; and Sea of the Hebrides^[7], a sea^[34], in United Kingdom^[35]. It is on the continent of Europe^[8]. It is part of British Isles^[13].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+209331'}^[36] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+228938'}^[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+63786000'}^[25] and {'amount': '+65121000'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Great Britain's instance of is recorded as island^[9].

History and Context

Things named after include Britannia^[10], a national personification^[38]; Brutus of Troy^[11], a legendary king of Britain^[39]; and British^[12], a human population^[40].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Great Britain include GB News^[41], a television station^[42], in United Kingdom^[43], founded in 2021^[44], headquartered in London^[45] and BritNed^[46], a HVDC submarine cable^[47], in Netherlands^[48].

Why It Matters

Great Britain ranks in the top 0.069% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,636 views/month, #5 of 7,296).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] It is known by 90 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for it include GB News^[41], a television station^[42], in United Kingdom^[43], founded in 2021^[44], headquartered in London^[45] and BritNed^[46], a HVDC submarine cable^[47], in Netherlands^[48].