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Llyn y Fan Fawr (Welsh: 'great lake (near) the peak')[1] is a natural lake in the county of Powys, Wales. It lies at the foot of Fan Brycheiniog,[2] the highest peak of the Black Mountain (WelshY Mynydd Du) range within the Brecon Beacons National Park. Created as a result of glacial action,[3] it is one of the largest glacial lakes in southern Wales.[4] The lake is roughly rectangular in shape with its long axis oriented roughly north-south.[citation needed]
| Llyn y Fan Fawr | |
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  Llyn y Fan Fawr | |
| Location | Powys, Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°52′52″N 3°42′0″W |
| Type | natural |
| Primary outflows | Nant y Llyn, tributary of River Tawe |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
| Surface elevation | 605 m (1815 feet) |
The surface of Llyn y Fan Fawr lies at about 1815 feet or 605m above sea level.[5][6] Its primary outflow is to the River Tawe.[7] Much of the land around the lake is peaty and thus wet underfoot.
References
- Owen, Hywel Wyn; Morgan, Richard (2007). Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales (First ed.). Llandysul: Gomer Press. p. 300. ISBN 9781843239017.
- Andrew Davies; David Whittaker (9 September 2010). Walking on the Brecon Beacons. Cicerone Press Limited. pp. 191–. ISBN 978-1-84965-346-6.
- Geological Survey of Great Britain (1932). Memoirs. England and Wales: Explanation of Sheet. H.M. Stationery Office.
- Derek Ratcliffe (26 January 2012). A Nature Conservation Review: Volume 1: The Selection of Biological Sites of National Importance to Nature Conservation in Britain. Cambridge University Press. pp. 236–. ISBN 978-0-521-20329-6.
- Hans Luther; Julian Rzóska (1971). Project Aqua: A Source Book of Inland Waters Proposed for Conservation. International Biological Programme. ISBN 978-0-632-08730-3.
- Ordnance Survey Explorer map OL12 'Brecon Beacons National Park: western area'
- Bye-gones: Relating to Wales and the Border Counties. Printed at the Caxton works. 1894. pp. 504–.
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Llyn y Fan Fawr (in gallese: 'grande lago (vicino) al picco')[1] è un lago naturale nella contea di Powys, Galles. Si trova ai piedi del Fan Brycheiniog,[2] la vetta più alta della catena delle Black Mountain (in gallese: Y Mynydd Du) all'interno del Parco nazionale di Brecon Beacons. Creato a seguito dell'azione glaciale,[3] è uno dei più grandi laghi glaciali del Galles meridionale.[4] l lago è di forma approssimativamente rettangolare con il suo asse longitudinale orientato grosso modo nord-sud.Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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