Scotland,UK. North is at top. Natural colour satellite image showing Scotland in the United Kingdom,with the surrounding territories shaded out. The UK consists of the island of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland (bottom left). Together these islands constitute the British Isles. Great Britain itself consists of Scotland (green),England (bottom right),and Wales (not seen). The Atlantic Ocean (blue,upper left),Irish Sea (blue,bottom centre),North Sea (blue,right) and Celtic Sea (not shown) surround the British Isles. The Shetland islands,part of Scotland,can be seen at upper right. Image compiled from data acquired by the LANDSAT 5 and 7 satellites,in 2000. Images highlighting all other regions |