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Wast Water
Le Wast Water est un lac anglais situé à Wasdale, dans le Lake District dans le comté de Cumbria. Il est le lac le plus profond d'Angleterre avec à 79 m de profondeur.
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Wast Water
Wast Water or Wastwater () is a lake located in Wasdale, a valley in the western part of the Lake District National Park, England. The lake is almost three miles (five kilometres) long and more than one-third mile (500 m) wide. It is a glacial lake, formed in a glacially "over-deepened" valley. It is the deepest lake in England at 258 feet (79 m). The surface of the lake is about 200 feet (60 m) above sea level, while its bottom is over 50 feet (15 m) below sea level. It is considered relatively clear (oligotrophic). It is owned by the National Trust.
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Illgill Head
Illgill Head is a fell in the English Lake District. It is known more commonly as the northern portion of the Wastwater Screes. The fell is 609 metres (1,998 ft) high and stands along the south-east shore of Wastwater, the deepest lake in England.
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Greendale Mires
Greendale Mires is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It is located near the hamlet of Greendale on the western side of Wast Water, beneath Buckbarrow fell. This protected area has exceptional peatland habitat.
The streams Smithy Beck and Countess Beck flow through this protected area.
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Wasdale Screes
Wasdale Screes is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. This protected area includes much of the escarpment on the southern margin of the lake called Wast Water, located 3km northeast of the village Santon Bridge. This landscape is protected because of the rare plant species present and the uniqueness of the scree landform.
The scree fields are below the fells of Illgill Head and Whin Rigg, but this protected area does not include these summits.
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Middle Fell
Middle Fell is a hill or fell in the English Lake District. It is a satellite of Seatallan standing above the northern shore of Wastwater. Middle Fell can be climbed from Greendale near the foot of Wastwater, and a fine view of the lake backed by the Wastwater Screes is visible from the summit.