Lake District
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The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region and national park in Cumbria, North West England. It is famous for its landscape, including its lakes, coast, and mounta
Keswick Panorama Oct 2009
Derwent Water, Lake District, Cumbria June 2009
Catbells Northern Ascent, Lake District June 2009
A591 road, Lake District June 2009 Edit 1
Windermere
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Windermere is a ribbon lake in Cumbria, England. It is within the Lake District and is the largest lake in England by length, area, and volume, although considerably smaller than the largest Scottish
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…Scafell Pike (978 m; 3,209 ft), Helvellyn (950 m; 3,120 ft) and Skiddaw (931 m; 3,054 ft). The region also contains sixteen major lakes. They include Windermere, which with a length of 11 miles (18 km) and an area of 5.69 square miles (14.73 km2) is the longest and largest lake in England, and Wast Water, which…
View of Windermere
Windermere on a misty morning
Ramp Holme is one of several islands on Windermere.
Steam ferry on Windermere, c. 1895