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| | [[Image:180px-Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch_station_sign.jpg|thumb|Llanfair P.G. Station on Anglesey]] | | [[Image:180px-Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch_station_sign.jpg|thumb|Llanfair P.G. Station on Anglesey]] |
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| − | [[Anglesey]] (Welsh: ''Ynys Mon'') is an large island just off the Northwest coast of [[Wales]], separated from the mainland by the Menai Straits, which are crossed by the Menai Bridge, designed by [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]]. To the West of Anglesey is the smaller [[Holy Island]], on which is Holyhead, an important [[Irish Sea]] transport hub. | + | '''Anglesey''' ([[Welsh language|Welsh]]: ''Ynys Mon'') is a large island in the [[Irish Sea]], on the western coast of [[Caernarfonshire]] in [[Wales]]. It forms much of the landmass of the county, also known as Anglesey, which also includes [[Holy Island]] on which the Irish Sea port Holyhead is located. Anglesey is separated from the mainland by the Menai Straits, which are crossed by the Menai Bridge, designed by [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]]. |
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| − | Comparitively flat by Welsh standards, the island is the site of [[Beaumaris Castle]] and the village
| + | Comparatively flat by Welsh standards, the island is the site of Beaumaris Castle and the village |
| − | of [[Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch]], which has an outstandingly long name. Other major municipalities on the island are Llangefni, Llwckmucock, and Amlwch, a centre for [[copper]] mining. | + | of [[Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch]], which has an outstandingly long name. Other major municipalities on the island are Llangefni, Benllech, and Amlwch, a centre for [[copper]] mining. |
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| − | Anglesey is also a centre of ]]aluminium]] production, from ]]bauxite]]. | + | Anglesey is also a centre of [[aluminium]] production, from bauxite. |
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| | Anglesey was known in the Middle Ages as ''Mon Mam Cymru'', the 'Mother of Wales' as it was the breadbasket of North Wales at the time. | | Anglesey was known in the Middle Ages as ''Mon Mam Cymru'', the 'Mother of Wales' as it was the breadbasket of North Wales at the time. |
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| | [[Category:Wales]] | | [[Category:Wales]] |
| − | [[Category:Islands]] | + | [[Category:British Islands]] |