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creation of content about the English Lake District
An area of Northern [[England]] ([[Cumbria]], to be precise) noted for it's large number of lakes & outstanding natural beauty, one of the 14 [[National Parks]] in the [[United Kingdom]].<br /><br />
''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, with several "fells" or "pikes" as they're named, including:<br />
1. Scafell Pike, 978 m / 3210 ft
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
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==Other Lake Districts around the World==

==External Links==
[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]
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