Geography of England
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| Continent | Europe |
| Subregion | Great Britain Western Europe |
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Area - Total - Land (%) - Water (%) |
130,395 km2 (50,346 sq mi) 98% 2% |
| Coastline | 3,200 km (1,988 mi) |
| Land borders |
Scotland 96 km (60 mi) Wales 257 km (160 mi) |
| Highest point |
Scafell Pike 978 m (3,209 ft) |
| Lowest point | Holme Fen, −2.75 m (−9 ft) |
| Longest river |
River Severn (shared with Wales) 354 km (220 mi) Longest river entirely within England is the River Thames 346 km (215 mi) |
| Largest inland body of water |
Windermere 14.73 km2 (5.69 sq mi) |
| Climate: |
Oceanic "British" climate with small areas of Subarctic climate |
| Terrain: | low mountains, hills, forests, lowlands, urban |
| Natural resources | iron, zinc, potash, silica sand, fish, timber, wildlife, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower, wind power, lead, tin, copper, china clay, arable land, and coal |
| Natural hazards | European Windstorms, floods, few and small Tornadoes |
| Environmental issues | climate change, rising sea levels, renewable energy, waste disposal, water pollution, population density |
| England 1971–2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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84
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60
7
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67
9
2
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57
12
4
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56
15
6
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63
18
9
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54
21
11
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67
21
11
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73
18
9
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84
14
7
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84
10
4
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91
7
2
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| Average max. and min. temperatures in °C | |||||||||||
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3.3
44
34
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2.4
44
34
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2.6
49
36
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2.2
53
38
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2.2
60
43
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2.5
65
48
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2.1
69
53
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2.6
69
52
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2.9
64
49
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3.3
56
44
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3.3
49
38
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3.6
45
36
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