Trek (Message Wall | contribs) m (linked "Optimal Republic of Great Britain" to its article.) |
mNo edit summary |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | '''Great Britain''' is the largest island of the British Isles, located in the north west [[Europe|European]] archipelago on [[Earth]]. Great Britain was once part of a [[United Kingdom|major power]] on [[Earth]], creating the [[British Empire|largest naval empire]] in [[human]] history. |
+ | '''Great Britain''' is the largest island of the British Isles, located in the north west [[Europe|European]] archipelago on [[Earth]]. Great Britain was once part of a [[United Kingdom|major power]] on [[Earth]], creating the [[British Empire|largest naval empire]] in [[human]] history. A person or thing from Great Britain is sometimes described as '''British'''. |
==Geography== |
==Geography== |
||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
====England==== |
====England==== |
||
*[[London]] - UK capital city |
*[[London]] - UK capital city |
||
| − | *[[East Anglia]] |
+ | *[[East Anglia]] |
====Scotland==== |
====Scotland==== |
||
| Line 31: | Line 31: | ||
*{{wikipedia|British Isles (terminology)}} |
*{{wikipedia|British Isles (terminology)}} |
||
*{{wikipedia|British Isles naming dispute}} |
*{{wikipedia|British Isles naming dispute}} |
||
| − | |||
[[Category:Earth nations]] |
[[Category:Earth nations]] |
||
Latest revision as of 11:49, 20 June 2011
Great Britain is the largest island of the British Isles, located in the north west European archipelago on Earth. Great Britain was once part of a major power on Earth, creating the largest naval empire in human history. A person or thing from Great Britain is sometimes described as British.
Geography[]
The island of Great Britain comprised of the countries England, Scotland and Wales.
Places of interest[]
England[]
- London - UK capital city
- East Anglia
Scotland[]
History[]
Political[]
- See main article: United Kingdom
The formal name and make up of Great Britain as a political entity has varied.
- From 1707, the Kingdom of Great Britain, covering the whole of mainland Britain and created by the merger of the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England.
- From 1800, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland encompassed the whole of the British isles when the Kingdom of Ireland merged with the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- From 1927, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland comprised Great Britain and part of the island of Ireland.
- From 2025, the United Kingdom of Great Britain returned to covering the island of Great Britain when Northern Ireland reunified the Republic of Ireland.(TNG: "The High Ground")
- From 2047, the Optimal Republic of Great Britain, renamed after the Optimum Movement came to power. (TOS/TNG novel: Federation; Star Trek: The Adventures of Argus: "Nuclear Time")
- From 2079, the United Kingdom of Great Britain, restored when the Optimum were overthrown. (TOS/TNG novel: Federation; Star Trek: The Adventures of Argus: "Nuclear Time")
- Great Britain existed as a nation-state well into the 22nd century. Malcolm Reed wanted to join the nation's Royal Navy as a child. (ENT: "Silent Enemy")
External links[]
- Great Britain article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Great Britain article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
- Great Britain article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- British Isles (terminology) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- British Isles naming dispute article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.