You may call it day dreaming or poor  knowledge of Geography, but a number of people in Britain believe that World’s Highest Peak Mount Everest is in Britain.
Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak (8,848 metres above sea level), is in Nepal while Britain’s highest summit is Scafell Pike (978 metres above sea level).
AÂ study has found that more than one in five adult Briton lacked awareness about the nations comprising their country. Nearly six in ten thought England’s highest peak is Ben Nevis, Snowdon or even Mount Everest, the Sun reported.
The survey revealed that over 20 percent people did not know England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland comprise their country.
One in 20 had no idea that Stonehenge, the prehistoric monument, was in Britain and almost a quarter named Australia’s famed Ayers Rock as a British landmark.
The poll of 2,000 was carried out by tour firm Journeys of Distinction whose Managing Director Karen Gee said: “We were astounded.”
The firm said the internet may be partly to blame, with instant answers so readily available that people feel no need to “store” any knowledge in their brains.