Llyn Llydaw
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Llyn Llydaw is a lake
in Snowdonia National Park on the flanks of Snowdon
, Wales
' highest mountain
. This long thin lake has formed in a cwm
about one-third of the way up the mountain.
Its special significance is that it is one of the most visited lakes in the United Kingdom
. Thousands of people every year visit Snowdon
and many walk past this lake on the Miners' Track.
Llyn Llydaw is the largest of the three lakes on Snowdon's eastern flank. Higher up lies Glaslyn
, and lower down lies Llyn Teyrn.
The lake featured in Robson Green
's Wild Swimming Adventure (ITV
December 2009), chosen because it is allegedly the coldest lake in Britain. Green's website states that the water was 7 degrees Celsius, but other Welsh lakes are often colder than this.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in Snowdonia National Park on the flanks of Snowdon
Snowdon
Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales, at an altitude of above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles outside Scotland. It is located in Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, and has been described as "probably the busiest mountain in Britain"...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
' highest mountain
Mountain
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. This long thin lake has formed in a cwm
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about one-third of the way up the mountain.
Its special significance is that it is one of the most visited lakes in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. Thousands of people every year visit Snowdon
Snowdon
Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales, at an altitude of above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles outside Scotland. It is located in Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, and has been described as "probably the busiest mountain in Britain"...
and many walk past this lake on the Miners' Track.
Llyn Llydaw is the largest of the three lakes on Snowdon's eastern flank. Higher up lies Glaslyn
Glaslyn
Glaslyn is a lake in the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, north-west Wales.It is found at approximately above sea level in a cwm on the eastern flanks of Snowdon...
, and lower down lies Llyn Teyrn.
The lake featured in Robson Green
Robson Green
Robson Green is an English actor, singer–songwriter and presenter.-Biography:Robson Golightly Green was born in Hexham, Northumberland, and baptised in Bethel Chapel, , and named in Northeast tradition as first son after family surnames: Robson is his grandmother's maiden surname, while Golightly...
's Wild Swimming Adventure (ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
December 2009), chosen because it is allegedly the coldest lake in Britain. Green's website states that the water was 7 degrees Celsius, but other Welsh lakes are often colder than this.