net-ball: an English game, basically the same as basket-ball (played by women) 57 94,250 square miles

57 94,250 square miles: this is about the same size as New Zealand or half the size of France.

58 the Fens: low marshy land with lots of waterways (Фенленд)

59 moors (pl), moor: an area of open waste land; moors in England and Scotland are often used for preserving game.

60 The Channel Tunnel, which links England and France, is a little over 50 km (31 miles) long, of which nearly 38 km (24 miles) are actually under the English Channel.

61 "the Scott country": a hilly country in the south-east of Scotland where Sir Walter Scott (1777-1832), the famous British poet and novelist, lived.

62 the Cheviots (the Cheviot Hills): a wool-producing country in Britain. The Cheviot breed of sheep has given its name to a woollen cloth of high quality.

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