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Snowdonia, or Eryri (Welsh: ⓘ), is a mountainous region and national park in North Wales.It contains all 15 mountains in Wales over 3000 feet high, including the country's highest, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), which is 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) tall.
Following the Environment Act 1995, each national park has been managed by its own national park authority, a special purpose local authority, since April 1997. [5]Around half the members of each national park authority are appointees from the principal local authorities covered by the park; the remainder are appointed by the Senedd, some to represent the community councils, others selected to ...
Wales is home to three national parks. Snowdonia National Park (Welsh: Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) – was established in 1951 as the third national park in the UK, following the Peak District and the Lake District. It covers 827 square miles (2,140 km 2), and has 37 miles (60 km) of coastline. [2]
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 21:27, 29 October 2010: 1,025 × 1,305 (1.28 MB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Map of Snowdonia National Park, UK with the following information shown: *National Park boundary *Administrative borders *Coastline, lakes and rivers *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirectangular map projecti
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Supporters say that national park status would bring huge potential to the area, as many tourists from nearby densely populated areas of Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and beyond, constantly pass through the AONB to Snowdonia, the other national park in north Wales, [29] and a national park would "put North East Wales on the map ...
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The geography of Gwynedd is mountainous, with a long coastline to the west. The county contains much of Snowdonia (Eryri), a national park which contains Wales's highest mountain, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa; 3,560 feet, 1,090 m).