Geography Of Scotland.

Scotland is a very small country, 274 miles(441km) long. The coastline is so jagged that it adds up to 2000 miles(3218km). Because of Scotlands narrowness and its deep inlets, it is never possible to get far away from the sea.

Scotland occupies the northern third of the islands of Great Britain. The river Tweed and the Cheviot Hills form Scotland’s southern border with England. The Northwest Channel separates the southwestern Scotland from Northern Ireland. The North Sea separates Scotland from the mainland of Europe. Also, Scotland faces the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.

The river Clyde is the most important river in  Scotland. The Clyde was narrow and shallow until the 1700s, when engineers widened and deepened the river to make it navigable. Most of Scotland’s lakes, called lochs, lie in deep Highland valleys. One of the canals lakes is famous for its “monster”.