page_title: Geography of the United Kingdom
section_title: Mountains and hills
hierarchical_section_title: Geography of the United Kingdom / Physical geography / Mountains and hills
caption_attribution_description: English: Ben Nevis, 1,344 metres, Scotland. Photograph taken from Banavie about 8 km north west. 18:55, 11 July 2005. The summit is beyond and to the left of the apparent highest point, Càrn Dearg North, 1,221 metres, (many Scottish mountains are called Càrn Dearg). Càrn Mòr Dearg, 1,223 metres, is to the left, connected to the Ben by the Càrn Mòr Dearg Arête at the head of Coire Leis (slightly in shadow). The pipelines of the Lochaber hydroelectric scheme are visible lower right.
context_page_description: The United Kingdom is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. With a total area of approximately 248,532 square kilometres, the UK occupies the major part of the British Isles archipelago and includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern one-sixth of the island of Ireland and many smaller surrounding islands. It is the world's 7th largest island country. The mainland areas lie between latitudes 49°N and 59°N, and longitudes 8°W to 2°E. The Royal Greenwich Observatory, in South East London, is the defining point of the Prime Meridian.
  The UK lies between the North Atlantic and the North Sea, and comes within 35 km of the north-west coast of France, from which it is separated by the English Channel. It shares a 499 km international land boundary with the Republic of Ireland. The Channel Tunnel bored beneath the English Channel, now links the UK with France.
  The British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies are covered in their own respective articles, see below.
context_section_description: The ten tallest mountains in the UK are all found in Scotland. The highest peaks in each part of the UK are:
  Scotland: Ben Nevis, 1,345 metres
  Wales: Snowdon (Snowdonia), 1,085 metres
  England: Scafell Pike (Cumbrian Mountains), 978 metres
  Northern Ireland: Slieve Donard (Mourne Mountains), 852 metres
  The ranges of mountains and hills in the UK include:
  Scotland: Cairngorms, Scottish Highlands, Southern Uplands, Grampian Mountains, Monadhliath Mountains, Ochil Hills, Campsie Fells, Cuillin
  Wales: Brecon Beacons, Cambrian Mountains, Snowdonia, Black Mountains, Preseli Hills
  England: Cheviot Hills, Chilterns, Cotswolds, Dartmoor, Lincolnshire Wolds, Exmoor, Lake District, Malvern Hills, Mendip Hills, North Downs, Peak District, Pennines, South Downs, Shropshire Hills, Yorkshire Wolds
  Northern Ireland: Mourne Mountains, Antrim Plateau, Sperrin Mountains
  The lowest point of the UK is in the Fens of East Anglia, in England, parts of which lie up to 4 metres below sea level.
caption: At 1,345 metres, Ben Nevis is the highest peak in the UK.
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