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Snowdonia is a mountainous region of North Wales in the [[Great Britain|UK]]. It is named after [[Lord Snowdon]], who first discovered it in the 12th century.{{fact}} Like much of [[Wales]] its former economy was based around the [[mining]] industry. After mining was outlawed by [[Margaret Thatcher]] much hardship was felt. {{fact}} Recently however manufacturing has received a boost from several high-profile international projects, most notably the watertight roof sections for the viewing cars of the [[Eurostar]] and the wings for the new [[Airbus]] [[A380]]. [[Category:Geology]]