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Great Britain is an island in the Atlantic Ocean near the continent of Europe. It is the main island of a country called the United Kingdom. The parts of the United Kingdom that are on the island of Great Britain are England, Scotland, and Wales.
The biologists traveled all around Great Britain and saw many species of birds.
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Great Britain is a historical kingdom. It was made up of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, and it existed from 1707 to 1801. In 1801, it joined with the Kingdom of Ireland to become the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Great Britain ruled over the American colonies until 1776, when the United States declared its independence.
Did you know that America once had a king? When America was a colony of Great Britain, it was ruled over by the king of England and Scotland. |
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