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== Characteristics ==
== Characteristics ==
[[File:Scafell Pike.JPG|left|250px|thumb|[[Scafell Pike]], England's highest mountain, is located in Cumberland.]]
Cumberland is a largely [[mountainous]] shire, containing a significant portion of the English [[Lake District]]. Within Cumberland and the Lake District is England's tallest mountain (or "fell"), [[Scafell Pike]], standing 3,209 ft (978 m) above sea level. The northwesternmost part of the Pennines, England's largest range of hills, is also located within Cumberland. [[Cross Fell]] stands at 2,930 ft (893 m) and is the tallest mountain of the Pennines and in England outside the Lake District. Flatter lands are found in the far north west of the county, close to the Solway Firth.
Cumberland is a largely [[mountainous]] shire, containing a significant portion of the English [[Lake District]]. Within Cumberland and the Lake District is England's tallest mountain (or "fell"), [[Scafell Pike]], standing 3,209 ft (978 m) above sea level. The northwesternmost part of the Pennines, England's largest range of hills, is also located within Cumberland. [[Cross Fell]] stands at 2,930 ft (893 m) and is the tallest mountain of the Pennines and in England outside the Lake District. Flatter lands are found in the far north west of the county, close to the Solway Firth.