England, UK. North is at top. Natural colour satellite image showing England in the United Kingdom, with the surrounding territories shaded out. The UK consists of the island of Great Britain (centre) and Northern Ireland - the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland (far left). Together these islands constitute the British Isles. Great Britain itself consists of Scotland (upper right), England (centre), and Wales (centre left). England is separated from France (lower right) by the English Channel (blue, lower right). The Atlantic Ocean (blue, upper left), Irish Sea (blue, centre left), North Sea (blue, right) and Celtic Sea (blue, lower left) surround the British Isles. Image compiled from data acquired by the LANDSAT 5 and 7 satellites, in 2000.