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Today is 22nd November 2024 .

Wikishire is where you may find the best of Britain and Ireland.

Wikishire is where you are; whether you are on the Shetland islands or the South Shetland Islands, or the places between, Wikishire is a growing guide on all you need to know about the British and Irish lands.

Tell the world what you love about your home. Each shire, from Kent to Kerry is here, with ever-growing detail; if your town or village is not in Wikishire, or if something important is missed out, then log on, then -

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To begin, you can peruse the list of counties of the UK or Republic of Ireland, or even go directly to a random page! To accompany the encyclopædia we also have an interactive map of the counties of the British Isles. We also have Resources for GIS including KML files and postcode lookup tools.

Today's featured image is:

Virgin Gorda

Virgin Gorda is an island of eight square miles, the third-largest of the British Virgin Islands, lying at the north-eastrrn end of the island chain. The main town is Spanish Town on the south-western part of the island.

One of the territory's major tourist destinations is an unusual geologic formation on Virgin Gorda known as "The Baths", where huge granite boulders lie in piles on the beach, forming scenic grottoes open to the sea. The north shore of the island opens into the North Sound with its exclusive small islands. (Read more)

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Few things stay still for long, and here you can keep updating or improving the articles. A wiki is a constant work in progress.

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