A COLOURED map of the British Isles, designed to illustrate several aspects of their geography, has been published as a reprint from a Polish volume compiled under the editorship of Dr. Z.

On the far-flung Channel Island of Sark, life is ingrained with feudal tradition – and driven by horse-drawn carts and wagonettes. The map of the British Isles is a cornucopia of islands ...

It is referred to as 'Great' because of its size, being the largest island in the British Isles according to Historic UK. Like Great Britain, the United Kingdom comprises England, Scotland and ...

This is the British Isles' southern frontier: a group of islands and reefs 10 miles south of Jersey, at the mercy of one of the largest tidal ranges in the world. At low tide, the islands have a ...

resident dolphins and deserted islands. The archipelago is the warmest place in the British Isles, with temperatures rarely dropping below 8C, even in winter. Summer temperatures range from 15 to ...

The Channel Islands were the only part of the British Isles to be occupied by the Germans during World War Two with islanders enduring five long, harsh years under Nazi rule. From 1940-1945 Germans ...