5,000 BRITISH ISLES
Hitler’s threat to invade the British Isles will give him a few surprises should he ever attempt to put deeds before words. For there are about 5,000 islands in the group, but of these only 180 are inhabited all the year round. This number does not include the Channel Islands, Scotland leads with 113 inhabited islands; England, including the Isle and Calf of Man, has 31; Ireland has 36, and Wales seven. During the summer months another score of islets are inhabited, chiefly by shepherds who look after sheep for grazing, or by naturalists and anglers. A number of other islands are also inhabited in so far as they serve as lighthouses or signal stations.
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Evening Star, Issue 23724, 4 November 1940, Page 8
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1185,000 BRITISH ISLES Evening Star, Issue 23724, 4 November 1940, Page 8
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