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Scotland
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South Carolina
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The second largest country in Great Britain. It is bordered on the north by the Atlantic Ocean; on the east by the North Sea; on the south England; and on the west by the North Channel of the Irish Sea and by the Atlantic Ocean. |
One of the southern Atlantic coast states of the United States, bordered on the north by North Carolina; on the east and south-east by the Atlantic Ocean; and on the south-west and west by Georgia. |
| Something in Common |
For many years it has been supposed that there is a large dinosaur-like "monster" resident in Loch Ness. The first sighting of the monster was in the 16th century and there have been many otehr sightings since. |
Some kind of water monster inhabits Lake Murray. The monster first 'surfaced' in 1973 when residents of Irmo and Ballentine saw a cousin of the Loch Ness Monster. It was described in The Independent News in 1980 as "a cross between a snake and something prehistoric." |
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| Size |
441 Km (274 miles) long from North to South; in an east-west direction the width of the country varies between 38.6 km (24 miles) and 248km (154 miles) |
439 km (273 miles) from east to west and 352 km (219 miles) from north to south |
| Area |
78,789 sq km (30,420 sq miles)
(includes the islands) |
80,779 sq km (31,189 sq miles) |
| Population |
5,054,800 (2002) |
4,147,152 (2003 estimate) |
| Population Density |
64 people per sq km (166 per sq mi). |
53 people per sq km (138 per sq mi). |
| Capital |
Edinburgh |
Columbia |
| Major Cities |
Glasgow (578,700)
Edinburgh (449,000),
Dundee (150,250),
Aberdeen (211,300)
Inverness (63,850) |
Columbia (117,394)
Charleston (98,795)
North Charleston (80,691)
Greenville (56,181)
Spartanburg (39,068) |
| Highest pt. |
Ben Nevis 1,344 metres (4,406 ft) |
Sassafras Mountain at 1,085 metres (3,560 feet) |
| Lowest p.t |
Bed of Loch Morar, Scotland 987 ft
(300 m) below sea level |
At sea level, where South Carolina meets the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Longest River |
River Tay 193 km (120
miles ) long |
The Santee River, 230 km (143 miles) long |
| Largest Lake |
Loch Lomond 60 sq km
40 km (24 miles) long |
Lake Marion - 172.8 square miles |
| Average Temperature |
Edinburgh: January: 3° C (40° F) and July: 15° C (58° F). |
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| Highest Temperature |
91.2 °F at Greycrook (Scottish Borders) on 9 August 2003. |
111° F ( 43.9° C) at Blackville and Calhoun Falls in the west in 1925 |
| Lowest Temperature |
-16°F, at Braemar in Aberdeenshire on 10 January 1982 |
-20° F(-28.9° C ) at Caesars Head in the north-west, in 1977 |
| Motto |
Nemo Me Impune Lacessit
(No-one
harms me with impunity) |
Dum Spiro Spero
(While I breathe, I hope) |
| National Bird |
Robin |
Great Carolina Wren |
| National Flower |
Thistle and Blue Bell |
Carolina Yellow Jessamine |
| National Tree |
Oak |
Palmetto |
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