Understand [edit]. Colombia is the only country in South America with coastlines on both the North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea as well as the country with the world's second most biodiversity. Lying to the south of Panama, Colombia controls the land access between Central and South America.
North of Britain rises while the south sinks. 7 October 2009, by Marion O'Sullivan. Southern England is slowly sinking while Scotland is rising up, according to a new map created by Durham scientists that shows how land and sea levels around the British coastline are rising or subsiding.Durham University research team taking sediment cores at Loch nan Corr.n contrast, parts of England, Wales and Southern Ireland could sink by up to 5cm over the next century, adding between 10 and 33 per cent to projected sea level rises. Long term rate of relative land-and sea-level change in the British Isles.
England is the largest part of the island of Great Britain, and also the largest constituent country of the United Kingdom. Scotland and Wales are also part of Great Britain (and the UK), Scotland to the north and Wales to the west.To the east and south, and part of the west, England is bordered by sea. France is to the south, separated by the English Channel.The Channel Tunnel, under the English Channel, connects England to northern France (and the rest of mainland Europe). Ireland is a large island to the west, divided into Northern Ireland which is part of the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland.ngland is the largest part of the island of Great Britain, and also the largest constituent country of the United Kingdom. Scotland and Wales are also part of Great Britain (and the UK), Scotland to the north and Wales to the west.