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17、Geography[TopofPage]Location:WesternEurope,islandsincludingthenorthernone-sixthoftheislandofIrelandbetweentheNorthAtlanticOceanandtheNorthSea,northwestofFranceGeographi
18、ccoordinates:5400N,200WMapreferences:EuropeArea:total:244,820sqkmland:241,590sqkmwater:3,230sqkmnote:includesRockallandShetlandIslandsArea—comparative:slightlysmallerthanOregonLandboundaries:total:360kmbordercountries:Ireland360kmCoastline:12,429kmMaritimeclaims:continentalshelf:asdefin
19、edincontinentalshelfordersorinaccordancewithagreeduponboundariesexclusivefishingzone:200nmterritorialsea:12nmClimate:temperate;moderatedbyprevailingsouthwestwindsovertheNorthAtlanticCurrent;morethanone-halfofthedaysareovercastTerrain:mostlyruggedhillsandlowmountains;leveltorollingplains
20、ineastandsoutheastElevationextremes:lowestpoint:Fenland-4mhighestpoint:BenNevis1,343mNaturalresources:coal,petroleum,naturalgas,tin,limestone,ironore,salt,clay,chalk,gypsum,lead,silicaLanduse:arableland:25%permanentcrops:0%permanentpastures:46%forestsandwoodland:10%other:19%(1993est.)Ir
21、rigatedland:1,080sqkm(1993est.)Naturalhazards:NAEnvironment—currentissues:sulfurdioxideemissionsfrompowerplantscontributetoairpollution;someriverspollutedbyagriculturalwastesandcoastalwaterspollutedbecauseoflarge-scaledisposalofsewageatseaEnvironment—internationalagreements:partyto:AirP
22、ollution,AirPollution-NitrogenOxides,AirPollution-Sulphur94,AirPollution-VolatileOrganicCompounds,Antarctic-EnvironmentalProtocol,AntarcticTreaty,Biodiversity,ClimateChange,Desertification,EndangeredSpecies,EnvironmentalModification,HazardousWastes,LawoftheSea,MarineDumping,MarineLifeCo
23、nservation,NuclearTestBan,OzoneLayerProtection,ShipPollution,TropicalTimber83,TropicalTimber94,Wetlands,Whalingsigned,butnotratified:noneoftheselectedagreementsGeography—note:liesnearvitalNorthAtlanticsealanes;only35kmfromFranceandnowlinkedbytunnelundertheEnglishChannel;because
