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Isle o Man

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The Isle o Man (Manx: Ellan Vannin; Scots Gaelic: Eilean Mhanainn) or juist Mann (Manx: Mannin) is an iland in the Erse Sie. Awtho it isna pairt o the Unitit Kinrick it is a Croun Dependancie. The cultur o the iland is a mixtur o Celtic an Norse, tho the leid is Gaelic an sib til the Gaelic leid o Scotland an Ireland. It haes chynged haunds monies a tym ower the yeirs, bein pairt o the Norse Kinrick o the Isles as weil as pairt o the Kinrick o Scotland an the Kinrick o Ingland afore becumin a Croun Dependancie. It haes its ain pairliament cried the Tynwald, that is the auldest bydin pairliament in the hail warld.


Coordinates: 54°15′N 04°30′W / 54.250°N 4.500°W / 54.250; -4.500