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ID: 1009896
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1009896
 
Record Type: physical
Hierarchy of British Isles (island group)  British Isles (island group)

Coordinates:
Lat: 54 00 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 54.0000  decimal degrees
Long: 004 00 00 W  degrees minutes   Long: -4.0000  decimal degrees

Note: The British Isles is comprised of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, and smaller adjacent islands, such as the Isle of Mann, Isle of Wight, the Orkney Islands, and the Channel Islands. They contain two separate nations, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Names:
British Isles (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
Îles Britannique (C,O,French-P,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of British Isles (island group)  ........  British Isles (island group) (P)

Place Types:
island group (preferred, C)
islands (C)

Sources and Contributors:
British Isles..........  [VP Preferred]
..........................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
..........................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 178
Îles Britannique..........  [VP]
.............................  Cassell's French Dictionary (1981) 58
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Cassell's French Dictionary (1981) 58
..................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -2590926
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 178
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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