The Ceremonial County of Greater Manchester is situated in North West England.
The area of Greater Manchester is 493 Square Miles (1,276 Square Kilometres). Making Greater Manchester the 29th smallest county in Great Britain (out of 91) and the 10th smallest county in England (out of 48).
A map showing the geology of Greater Manchester.
| Map Key | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | SILTSTONE AND SANDSTONE WITH SUBORDINATE MUDSTONE |
| 21 | MUDSTONE, SILTSTONE AND SANDSTONE |
| 27 | SANDSTONE AND CONGLOMERATE, INTERBEDDED |
| 37 | MUDSTONE, SILTSTONE, SANDSTONE, COAL, IRONSTONE AND FERRICRETE |

A map showing the boundary of Greater Manchester in relation to other counties.
| Zoom Level | Latitude | Longitude |
| 6 | 53.521968 | -2.164306 |