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Line 1: − + − ''The main bodies of water in the Lake District include'':<br />+ − * Bassenthwaite Lake+ − * Buttermere+ − * Coniston Water+ − * Crummock Water+ − * Derwent Water+ − * Devoke Water+ − * Ennerdale Water+ − * Grasmere+ − * Haweswater Reservoir+ − * Hayeswater+ − * Loweswater+ − * Rydal Water+ − * Thirlmere+ − * Ullswater+ − * Wast Water+ − * [[Lake Windermere]]<br /><br /><br />+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − The area is also pretty mountainous by British standards, with several "fells" or "pikes" as they're named, including:<br /> − 1. Scafell Pike, 978 m / 3210 ft (England's highest point) − 2. Scafell, 965 m / 3162 ft − 3. Helvellyn, 951 m / 3118 ft − 4. Skiddaw, 931 m / 3054 ft − 5. Great End, 910 m / 2986 ft − 6. Bowfell, 902 m / 2960 ft − 7. Great Gable, 899 m / 2949 ft − 8. Pillar, 892 m / 2926 ft − 9. Nethermost Pike, 891 m / 2923 ft − 10. Catstycam, 889 m / 2917 ft − 11. Esk Pike, 885 m / 2903 ft − 12. Raise (Lake District), 883 m / 2896 ft − 13. Fairfield, 873 m / 2863 ft − 14. Blencathra, 868 m / 2847 ft − 15. Skiddaw Little Man, 865 m / 2837 ft − 16. White Side, 863 m / 2831 ft − 17. Crinkle Crags, 859 m / 2818 ft − 18. Dollywaggon Pike, 858 m / 2815 ft − 19. Great Dodd, 857 m / 2807 ft − 20. Grasmoor, 852 m / 2795 ft − 21. Stybarrow Dodd, 843 m / 2772 ft − 22. St Sunday Crag, 841 m / 2759 ft − 23. Scoat Fell, 841 m / 2759 ft − 24. Crag Hill, 839 m / 2753 ft − 25. High Street, 828 m / 2717 ft − <br /> +
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The '''Lake District''' is an area of Northern [[England]] ([[Cumbria]], to be precise) noted for its large number of lakes & outstanding natural beauty, one of the 14 [[National Parks]] in the [[United Kingdom]].<br /><br />
The '''Lake District''' is an area of Northern [[England]] ([[Cumbria]], to be precise) noted for its large number of lakes & outstanding natural beauty, one of the 14 [[National Parks]] in the [[United Kingdom]].
The main bodies of water in the Lake District include:
* Bassenthwaite Lake
* Buttermere
* Coniston Water
* Crummock Water
* Derwent Water
* Devoke Water
* Ennerdale Water
* Grasmere
* Haweswater Reservoir
* Hayeswater
* Loweswater
* Rydal Water
* Thirlmere
* Ullswater
* Wast Water
* [[Lake Windermere]]<br /><br /><br />
The area is also somewhat mountainous by British standards, with several "fells" or "pikes" as they're colloquially known, including (in order of height):
1. Scafell Pike, 978 m / 3210 ft (England's highest point)
2. Scafell, 965 m / 3162 ft
3. Helvellyn, 951 m / 3118 ft
4. Skiddaw, 931 m / 3054 ft
5. Great End, 910 m / 2986 ft
6. Bowfell, 902 m / 2960 ft
7. Great Gable, 899 m / 2949 ft
8. Pillar, 892 m / 2926 ft
9. Nethermost Pike, 891 m / 2923 ft
10. Catstycam, 889 m / 2917 ft
11. Esk Pike, 885 m / 2903 ft
12. Raise (Lake District), 883 m / 2896 ft
13. Fairfield, 873 m / 2863 ft
14. Blencathra, 868 m / 2847 ft
15. Skiddaw Little Man, 865 m / 2837 ft
16. White Side, 863 m / 2831 ft
17. Crinkle Crags, 859 m / 2818 ft
18. Dollywaggon Pike, 858 m / 2815 ft
19. Great Dodd, 857 m / 2807 ft
20. Grasmoor, 852 m / 2795 ft
21. Stybarrow Dodd, 843 m / 2772 ft
22. St Sunday Crag, 841 m / 2759 ft
23. Scoat Fell, 841 m / 2759 ft
24. Crag Hill, 839 m / 2753 ft
25. High Street, 828 m / 2717 ft
==Other Lake Districts around the World==
==Other Lake Districts around the World==
==External Links==
==External Links==
[http://www.lake-district.gov.uk/ Lake District National Park Authority]<br />
[http://www.lake-district.gov.uk/ Lake District National Park Authority]<br />
[http://www.cumbria-the-lake-district.co.uk/ Cumbria & Lake District Tourist Board]
[http://www.cumbria-the-lake-district.co.uk/ Cumbria & Lake District Tourist Board]
[[category:geography]]
[[category:geography]]