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The mountains and hills of England comprise very different kinds of terrain, from a mountain range which reaches almost 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) high, to several smaller areas of lower mountains, foothills and sea cliffs. Most of the major upland areas have been designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) or national parks. The ...
A Hardy is the highest point of a UK, Manx or Channel Island hill range, a UK island over 1,000 acres (400 hectares) or 4.05 km 2) or a UK top-tier administrative area (counties and unitary authorities). There are now 347 Hardys with the recent addition (up to July 2016) of five low lying English coastal estuary islands: 61 hill ranges, 96 ...
Mountain ranges of the United Kingdom. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. E. Mountain ranges of England (2 P) N.
1 (The tallest mountain in a territory claimed by the UK) Mount Hope: 3,239 metres (10,627 ft) British Antarctic Territory: 2: Mount Jackson: 3,184 metres (10,446 ft) British Antarctic Territory: 3: Mount Stephenson: 2,987 metres (9,800 ft) British Antarctic Territory: 4: Mount Paget: 2,937 metres (9,636 ft) South Georgia and the South Sandwich ...
[3] [4] Many classifications of mountains in the British Isles consider a prominence between 30–150 metres (98–492 ft) as being a "top", and not a mountain; however, using the 30 metres (98 ft) prominence threshold gives the broadest possible list of mountains. For a ranking of mountains with a higher prominence threshold use:
The highest eastern ranges can be split primarily into the Monadhliath, the Cairngorms and the Mounth. Well-known mountains and hills are to be found here, such as Ben A'an, The Cobbler, Buachaille Etive Mòr, Bidean nam Bian, Schiehallion, Ben Macdui and Lochnagar. The highest mountain in this area is Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Britain.
The tallest mountain in the UK (and British Isles) is Ben Nevis, in the Grampian Mountains, Scotland. The longest river is the River Severn which flows from Wales into England. The largest lake by surface area is Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland, though Scotland's Loch Ness has the largest volume.
Pages in category "Mountain ranges of England" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. L. Lake District; P.