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South Lakes Safari Zoo. South Lakes Safari Zoo (formerly South Lakes Wild Animal Park) is a 51-acre (21 ha) zoo established in 1994 by David Gill, and located in Cumbria, England. Its name refers to its proximity to the Lake District, though it lies entirely within the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness on the outskirts of Dalton.
229,205.19 ha. 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 the Cumbrian mountains, and for its literary associations with Beatrix Potter, John Ruskin, and the Lake Poets.
Ullswater is a glacial lake in Cumbria, England and part of the Lake District National Park. It is the second largest lake in the region by both area and volume, after Windermere. The lake is about 7 miles (11 km) long, 0.75 miles (1 km) wide, and has a maximum depth of 63 metres (207 ft). Its outflow is River Eamont, which meets the River Eden ...
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Coniston Water is a lake in the Lake District in North West England.It is the third largest by volume, after Windermere and Ullswater, and the fifth-largest by area. [1] The lake has a length of 8.7 kilometres (5 + 3 ⁄ 8 mi), a maximum width of 730 metres (800 yd), and a maximum depth of 56.1 m (184 ft 1 in).
NY244199. Topo map. OS Landrangers 89, 90, Explorer OL4. Cat Bells is a fell in the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria. It has a height of 451 metres (1,480 ft) and is one of the most popular fells in the area. It is situated on the western shore of Derwentwater within three miles (five kilometres) of the busy tourist town of Keswick.
Lakes, tarns and reservoirs. Alcock Tarn, east of Grasmere, below Heron Pike. Angle Tarn, north of Bowfell. Angle Tarn, east of Patterdale, by Angletarn Pikes. Bassenthwaite Lake. Beacon Tarn in the Blawith fells, west of Coniston Water. Bigland Tarn near Haverthwaite. Blackbeck Tarn on Haystacks.
NY276286. 666 m (2,185 ft) Nuttall. Skiddaw is a mountain in the Lake District National Park in England. Its 931-metre (3,054 ft) summit is traditionally considered to be the fourth-highest peak but depending on what topographic prominence is thought to be significant is also variously ranked as the third- and the sixth-highest in England.