Lake District

Lake District
Zona montañosa dentro del condado administrativo de Cumbria, al noroeste de Inglaterra.

En términos generales, ocupa la misma superficie del parque nacional del Distrito de los Lagos, el más grande de Inglaterra, con 2.243 km2 (866 mi2). Tiene numerosos lagos, entre ellos el Windermere (el más grande de Inglaterra), el Grasmere, y el Coniston Water, y, las montañas más altas de Inglaterra. Scafell Pike, de 978 m (3.210 pies) de alto, es la más elevada de estas últimas. En este distrito residieron varios poetas ingleses como William Wordsworth, Robert Southey y Samuel Taylor Coleridge, quien alabó sus paisajes. Fue declarado parque nacional en 1951.

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  • Lake District — Lake Dis|trict the Lake District an area in northwest England famous for its beautiful lakes and mountains and visited by many tourists. The highest mountain in England, Scafell Pike, is in the Lake District, and the area is connected in people s …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Lake District — or Lake Country lake & mountain region in Cumbria county, NW England: see CUMBERLAND, WESTMORLAND, LANCASHIRE …   English World dictionary

  • Lake District —   [ leɪk dɪstrɪkt], Seengebiet in England, Cumbrian Mountains …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Lake District — ► NOUN ▪ a region of lakes and mountains in Cumbria …   English terms dictionary

  • Lake District — The Skiddaw massif, town of Keswick and Derwent Water seen from Walla Crag …   Wikipedia

  • Lake District — Panorama von Keswick im Lake District Der Lake District (deutsch Seebezirk, geografisch gleichbedeutend mit den Cumbrian Mountains) ist einer von vierzehn Nationalparks des Vereinigten Königreichs. Die eindrucksvolle Seen und Berglandschaft… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lake District — 54°30′N 3°10′W / 54.5, 3.167 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Lake District — a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center. Also called Lake Country. Cf. Lake Poets. * * * Mountainous region, administrative county of Cumbria, northwestern England. Roughly coextensive with Lake District National… …   Universalium

  • Lake District (disambiguation) — Lake District may refer to one of the following.*Lake District, a rural area in North West England. *Finnish Lake District * Turkish Lakes Region *In Poland: **Pomeranian Lake District **Greater Polish Lake District **Kashubian Lake District… …   Wikipedia

  • Lake District (United Kingdom) — Hotels: Beech Hill Hotel Windermere (Bowness on Windermere) Hydro Hotel Windermere (Bowness on Windermere) Lakeside Hotel Windermere (Newby Bridge) Low Wood Hotel Windermere (Windermere Near Centre) …   International hotels

  • Lake District — Lake′ Dis trict n. geg a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes. Also called Lake′ Coun try …   From formal English to slang

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