List of records of the United Kingdom
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List of records of United Kingdom is an annotated list of British records organised by category.
Geography
Ben Nevis, the tallest mountain in the United Kingdom.
Lough Neagh, the largest body of water in the United Kingdom.
- Largest body of water: Lough Neagh, 1,760 sq mi (4,550 km2).
- Longest river: River Severn, 354 km (220 mi).
- Largest island: Great Britain, 209,331 km2(80,823 sq mi).[2]
- Largest uninhabited island: Taransay, 1,475 ha (5+3⁄4 sq mi).
Buildings
Sports
Olympics
- Most medals won by Great Britain in a single Summer Olympics game: 1908 Summer Olympics, 146 medals (56 gold, 51 silver, 39 bronze).
- Most Olympic medals won by a British Olympian: Jason Kenny, 9 medals (7 gold, 2 silver, 0 bronze).
Leaders
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Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch.
Robert Walpole, the longest-serving British prime minister.
Monarchs
- Longest-reigning monarch: Elizabeth II, 70 years, 214 days.[4][5][6]
- Longest-reigning king: George III, 59 years, 96 days.[7]
- Shortest-reigning monarch: Edward VIII, 10 months, 22 days.
Prime ministers
- Longest-serving prime minister: Robert Walpole, 20 years, 315 days.[8]
- Shortest-serving prime minister: Liz Truss, 1 month, 19 days.[9][10]