Lesson 1. The UK Today » 4B

B. Complete the text with the word combinations from part A. The United Kingdom is situated between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea (1), only 35 km of the northwest coast of France, from which it is separated by the English Channel (2). The Channel Tunnel (3) can be found under the English Channel, it serves as the connection between the United Kingdom (4) and France. The UK's area is about 243,000 km2. It consists of several islands. The only land border connecting the UK to another country is between Northern Ireland (5) and the Republic of Ireland, which are located on the same island. The UK is washed by the North Sea to the east and by the Irish Sea (6) and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.