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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]].

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:

The main bodies of water in the Lake District include:

* Ullswater

* Ullswater

* Wast Water

* Wast Water

* [[Lake Windermere]]<br /><br /><br />

* [[Lake Windermere]]

The area is also somewhat mountainous by British standards, with several "fells" or "pikes" as they're colloquially known, including (in order of height):

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)

#Scafell Pike, 978 m / 3210 ft (England's highest point)

2. Scafell, 965 m / 3162 ft

#Scafell, 965 m / 3162 ft

3. Helvellyn, 951 m / 3118 ft

#Helvellyn, 951 m / 3118 ft

4. Skiddaw, 931 m / 3054 ft

#Skiddaw, 931 m / 3054 ft

5. Great End, 910 m / 2986 ft

#Great End, 910 m / 2986 ft

6. Bowfell, 902 m / 2960 ft

#Bowfell, 902 m / 2960 ft

7. Great Gable, 899 m / 2949 ft

#Great Gable, 899 m / 2949 ft

8. Pillar, 892 m / 2926 ft

#Pillar, 892 m / 2926 ft

9. Nethermost Pike, 891 m / 2923 ft

#Nethermost Pike, 891 m / 2923 ft

10. Catstycam, 889 m / 2917 ft

#Catstycam, 889 m / 2917 ft

11. Esk Pike, 885 m / 2903 ft

#Esk Pike, 885 m / 2903 ft

12. Raise (Lake District), 883 m / 2896 ft

#Raise (Lake District), 883 m / 2896 ft

13. Fairfield, 873 m / 2863 ft

#Fairfield, 873 m / 2863 ft

14. Blencathra, 868 m / 2847 ft

#Blencathra, 868 m / 2847 ft

15. Skiddaw Little Man, 865 m / 2837 ft

#Skiddaw Little Man, 865 m / 2837 ft

16. White Side, 863 m / 2831 ft

#White Side, 863 m / 2831 ft

17. Crinkle Crags, 859 m / 2818 ft

#Crinkle Crags, 859 m / 2818 ft

18. Dollywaggon Pike, 858 m / 2815 ft

#Dollywaggon Pike, 858 m / 2815 ft

19. Great Dodd, 857 m / 2807 ft

#Great Dodd, 857 m / 2807 ft

20. Grasmoor, 852 m / 2795 ft

#Grasmoor, 852 m / 2795 ft

21. Stybarrow Dodd, 843 m / 2772 ft

#Stybarrow Dodd, 843 m / 2772 ft

22. St Sunday Crag, 841 m / 2759 ft

#St Sunday Crag, 841 m / 2759 ft

23. Scoat Fell, 841 m / 2759 ft

#Scoat Fell, 841 m / 2759 ft

24. Crag Hill, 839 m / 2753 ft

#Crag Hill, 839 m / 2753 ft

25. High Street, 828 m / 2717 ft

#High Street, 828 m / 2717 ft

 

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