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British Isles

The British Isles are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland), and over six thousand smaller islands. They have a total area of 315,159 km2 (121,684 sq mi) and a combined population of almost 75 million, and include two sovereign states, the Republic of Ireland (which covers roughly five-sixths of Ireland) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Channel Islands, off the north coast of France, are normally taken to be part of the British Isles, even though geographically they do not form part of the archipelago.

Extends: [British Isles](https://wikipedia.org.ai/British Isles), [Archipelagoes of Europe](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Archipelagoes of Europe), [Northwestern Europe](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Northwestern Europe), [Regions of Europe](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Regions of Europe)

Properties

Property Expected Type Description
[Local Name](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Local Name) Text Other native names
[Image Name](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Image Name) Text MODIS - Great Britain and Ireland - 2012-06-04 during heat wave.jpg
[Image Caption](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Image Caption) Text NASA, Shetland, Channel Islands
[Image Alt](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Image Alt) Text A map of the British Isles and their location in Europe.
[Map Image](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Map Image) Text British Isles (orthographic projection).svg
[Map Size](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Map Size) Text 220
Location Text North-western Europe
Coordinates Text 54°N, -4°W
Waterbody Text Atlantic Ocean
[Area Km2](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Area Km2) Text 315159
[Total Islands](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Total Islands) Text 6,000+
[Highest Mount](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Highest Mount) Text Ben Nevis, Scotland
[Elevation M](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Elevation M) Text 1345
Population Text 71,891,524
[Population As Of](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Population As Of) Text 2019
[Density Km2](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Density Km2) Text 216
Languages Text English, Welsh, Cornish, Irish, Manx, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, French, Guernésiais, Jèrriais, Sercquiais, Shelta, Ulster-Scots, Angloromani, British Sign Language, Irish Sign Language
Timezone1 Text Greenwich Mean Time, Western European Time
[Utc Offset1](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Utc Offset1) Text ±0
[Timezone1 Dst](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Timezone1 Dst) Text Western European Summer Time
[Utc Offset1 Dst](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Utc Offset1 Dst) Text +1
Footnotes Text 1. Irish Standard Time in the Republic of Ireland, British Summer Time in the United Kingdom and associated territories.
Child Text yes
Label1 Text Drives on the
Data1 Text left