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THE UNITED KINGDOM’S GEOGRAPHY & LANDSCAPE

Snowdonia Snowdonia National Park in northwest Wales is the largest national park in Wales and boasts the highest mountain in England and Wales. Snowdonia is renowned for its breathtaking scenery, its picturesque villages, and is home to the largest natural lake in Wales. Visitors can ride on the Snowdon Mountain Railway that climbs to the summit of Wales’ highest mountain, Mount Snowdon. Here, visitors can view the outstanding scenery that reaches across to the sea.

eastern regions. England’s highest peak is Scafell Pike (3,209 feet, or 978 meters) in the northwestern Lake District. The northeastern region includes the bleak but beautiful Yorkshire moors. Wales About one-quarter of the land of Wales is higher than 1,001 feet (305 meters). In the north, its highest peak, Snowdon (called Yr Wyddfa in Welsh), rises to 3,560 feet (1,085 meters). Just as in England, the Welsh coasts are cut by bays and extended by peninsulas. Scotland Along the border between Scotland and England, the Lowlands and Borderlands feature gently wooded hills. If you were to travel north, however, you would see a dramatic change as you entered the Highlands’ rugged 14