Glasgow

Presentation about the city of Glasgow

Geographical location

Glasgow is located in the North-West of great Britain, in the Central part of the middle Scottish lowland before the North Scottish highlands on the Clyde river, 32 km from its mouth. Height above sea level is in the range of 70-200 m.

Scenery

Bridge Clyde Arc

Climate

In Glasgow during the year sees a significant amount of rain . Even during the driest month there is a lot of rainfall. The average annual temperature is 8.5 ° C in Glasgow. The average annual rainfall is 1171 mm.

Vegetation

The vegetation in the city is represented by a large number of artificial plantations, alleys, parks (in Glasgow there are about 70 of them). This is mainly the flora of the coasts and temperate zone — pine and larch.

Botanical garden

Population

According to 2017 population of Glasgow is 620.020 people

Main industries

The main industries of Glasgow are heavy engineering and shipbuilding.

Places of interest

Museum of transport Riverside

Places of interest

Glasgow science centre