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Updated district borders (Somerset West and Taunton) 19:12, 26 September 2010: 1,425 × 901 (2.36 MB) Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Map of Somerset, UK with the following information shown: *Administrative borders *Coastline, lakes and rivers *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S ...
On either side is a coastal plain and wetlands area known as the Somerset Levels, an area of about 70,000 hectares (170,000 acres), [8] much of which is about6 metres (20 ft) above sea level. The northeasterly part of the Levels is drained by the Axe and Brue, and the southwesterly part by the Parrett and its main tributary, the Tone .
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 19:35, 14 March 2011: 1,356 × 1,226 (1,007 KB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Map of the Somerset Levels, UK (and surrounding area) with the following information shown: *Administrative borders *Coastline, lakes and rivers *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirectangular map project
Map of Somerset, UK with districts shown. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 155% Geographic limits: West: 3.96W; East: 2.12W; North: 51.55N; South: 50.80N; Date: 17 July 2010: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData. Most data from Boundary-Line product. Lake data from Meridian 2 product.
Map of Somerset, UK with Bath and North East Somerset highlighted. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 155%: Date: 27 February 2011: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData. Coastline and administrative boundary data from Boundary-Line product. Lake data from Meridian 2 product. Inset derived from England location map ...
Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData The Somerset Levels are a coastal plain and wetland area of Somerset, England, running south from the Mendips to the Blackdown Hills.. The Somerset Levels have an area of about 160,000 acres (650 km 2) and are bisected by the Polden Hills; the areas to the south are drained by the River Parrett, and the areas to the north by the rivers Axe and Brue.
In 2019 the former districts Taunton Deane and West Somerset (a largely rural area, with a population of 35,712) [5] were merged to form the largest district, Somerset West and Taunton. [6] South Somerset covers an area of 958 square kilometres (370 sq mi) from the borders with Devon and Dorset to the edge of the Somerset Levels. [7]
North Somerset is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England.The council is based in Weston-super-Mare, the area's largest town.The district also contains the towns of Clevedon, Nailsea and Portishead, along with a number of villages and surrounding rural areas.