1.Great Britain is an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe.
2.Great Britain is the largest island of the United Kingdom.
3.Great Britain lies on the European continental shelf.
4.The term United Kingdom is found in informal use during the 18th century to describe the newly combined kingdom of England and Scotland, and became part of the name in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, created in 1801.
5.The new state created in 1707 included the whole island of Great Britain, together with the many smaller islands that were part of the kingdoms of Scotland and England.