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Great Britain

Range Type	Island
Highest Point	Ben Nevis (1345 m/4413 ft)
Countries	United Kingdom
States/Provinces	England (57%), Scotland (34%), Wales (9%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	229,657 sq km / 88,671 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	1,297 km / 806 mi North-South 662 km / 411 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	54° 19' N; 2° 31' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Great Britain
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Great Britain.

Northwest Europe	Level 2 (Parent)
Ireland	Level 3 (Sibling)
Great Britain	Level 3
Scotland Islands	Level 4 (Child)
Northwest Highlands	Level 4 (Child)
Grampian Mountains	Level 4 (Child)
Southern Scotland-Isle of Man	Level 4 (Child)
Wales and Welsh Border	Level 4 (Child)
England Hills	Level 4 (Child)
North France-West Rhine Area	Level 3 (Sibling)
German Highlands	Level 3 (Sibling)
Massif Central	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Great Britain

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Ben Nevis	1345	4413	Grampian Mountains
2.	Ben Macdui	1309	4295	Grampian Mountains
3.	Braeriach	1296	4252	Grampian Mountains
4.	Cairn Toul	1291	4236	Grampian Mountains
5.	Braeriach - Carn na Criche	1265	4150	Grampian Mountains
6.	Sgor an Lochain Uaine	1258	4127	Grampian Mountains
7.	Cairn Gorm	1245	4085	Grampian Mountains
8.	Aonach Beag	1234	4049	Grampian Mountains
9.	Aonach Mor	1221	4006	Grampian Mountains
10.	Carn Mor Dearg	1220	4003	Grampian Mountains
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Ben Nevis	1345	4413	Grampian Mountains
2.	Carn Eige	1183	3881	Northwest Highlands
3.	Snowdon	1085	3560	Wales and Welsh Border
4.	Sgurr Alasdair	992	3255	Scotland Islands
5.	Scafell Pike	978	3209	England Hills
6.	Merrick	843	2766	Southern Scotland-Isle of Man

Photos of Peaks in the Great Britain

Ben Nevis The summit area of Ben Nevis on a typically cloudy day (1993-06-29).	Snowdon Snowdon is the high triangular peak in this view from the Pen-Y-Pass approach (1993-06-27).
Glas Tulaichean Snow-covered Glas Tulaichean in the far distance from St Andrews (2020-12-06). Photo by Michael Land. Click here for larger-size photo.	Buachaille Etive Mor Stob Dearg Summit (2016-07-20). Photo by James Woolley. Click here for larger-size photo.
The Saddle The Saddle from Sgurr na Forcan (2014-04-18). Photo by Peter Stone. Click here for larger-size photo.	Beinn Eighe - Ruadh-stac Mor Baosbheinn and Beinn an Eoin rise above the Scottish moors from the edge of Loch Coire Mhic Fhearchair on an ascent of Ruadh-stac Mor (2018-06-30). Photo by James Barlow. Click here for larger-size photo.
Sgurr Alasdair Alpenglow over the Black Cuillin (2015-09-13). Photo by Twm Stone. Click here for larger-size photo.	Inaccessible Pinnacle Alpenglow over the Black Cuillin (2015-09-13). Photo by Twm Stone. Click here for larger-size photo.
Scafell Pike The Scafell Group from the summit of Bowfell (left to right: Scafell, Mickledore and Scafell Pike) (2014-11-24). Photo by Peter Stone. Click here for larger-size photo.	Scafell The Scafell Group from the summit of Bowfell (left to right: Scafell, Mickledore and Scafell Pike) (2014-11-24). Photo by Peter Stone. Click here for larger-size photo.

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