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The Tiny Island of Isle of Man, Great Britain.
By Mark on March 22, 2009
This is a post about the Isle of Man, is located geographically in the middle of the northern Irish Sea, close to the geographical centre of the British Isles. The population was estimated at around 80,000(2009), and the capital douglas has a population over 26,000 estimated in 2007.
As well as the main island of Man itself, the Isle of Man includes some nearby small islands: the partially inhabited Calf of Man, and the uninhabited Chicken Rock and St. Patrick’s Isle.
Approximately 32 miles (51 km) long and between 8 miles (13 km) and 15 miles (24 km) wide.
(The Island has one mountain that is higher than 2,000 feet (610 m), known as Snaefell,with a height of 2,036 feet (621 m). According to an old saying, from the summit one can see six kingdoms: those of Mann, Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales, and Heaven) This article was taken from Wikipedia. To learn more about the Island please refer to Wikipedia.
This is a satellite image taken from Google Earth of Douglas, Great Britain.
This is a larger scale satellite image of the Isle of Man, Great Britain, taken form Google Earth.
This is a satellite image taken from Google Earth of Douglas, the capital of the Isle of Man, Great Britain.
The Isle of Man is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical centre of the British Isles. The is headed by Queen Elizabeth II, who has a title known as the Lord of Mann. The Crown is represented by a Lieutenant Governor.
The Isle of Man does not belong to the European Union, but there is still a relationship which helps them with the free movement of goods.
This is the independant national anthem of the Isle of Man, Great Britain.
This is a panoramio picture of the Promenade Garden in Douglas, Isle of Man.
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Nick Ramsay, exploring the world from a zabuton in Japan.
4:10 pm on March 22nd, 2009
Another excellent article, Mark.