Snowdonia
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| Snowdonia (Eryri) | |
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 View of Llyn Llydaw from Crib Goch, Snowdonia National Park
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| Country | Wales |
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| Councils | Gwynedd, Conwy, North Wales |
| Cities | Betws-y-coed, Beddgelert |
| Location | Wales |
| Highest point | Snowdon |
| - elevation | 1,085 m (3,560 ft) |
| - coordinates | 53°04′08″N 4°04′32″W / 53.068865°N 4.075588°W |
| Area | 838 sq mi (2,170 km²) |
| National Park of Wales | 1951 |
| IUCN category | V - Protected Landscape/Seascape |
 A map of Snowdonia National Park shown in relation to North Wales.
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Snowdonia (Welsh: Eryri) is a region in north Wales. It is also a national park of 838 square miles (2,170 km2) in area. It was the first National Park in Wales and it was made in 1951.
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Name and extent [change]
The English name for the area comes from Snowdon, which is the highest mountain in Wales . In Welsh it is named Eryri.
Before the National Park was made, "Snowdonia" used to refer to a much smaller area around Snowdon itself.
More than 26,000 people live in Snowdonia. It attracts over 6 million visitors every year .[1]
Most of the land is either open or mountainous land, but there is also some farm-land
Snowdonia National Park has a hole in the middle, around the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog
Mountain ranges [change]
References [change]
- ↑ Park Profile 2007. Snowdonia National Park Authority.
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