Is Britain part of western Europe?

Answer 1

Certainly yes.

The British isles are located on the western (European) edge of the Euroasian tectonic plate and therefore is an island in the the European continent.


Many people ask this question and get confused because in Britain, the main European countries, France, Germany, Spain etc. are referred to as "the continent" as if Britain was somehow separate. What they are really referring to and what they should say is "mainland Europe".

Answer 2

The United Kingdom is included in Northern Europe for UN standards, although it appears to be more Central Western.

Answer 3

Yes. The United Kingdom (which includes England) lies of the western shores of mainland Europe between the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

Answer 4

Yes, it is in what would be regarded as Western Europe.

Answer 5

Yes, England is considered to be part of western Europe.

Answer 6

Yes.