Extreme points of Wales

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This is a list of the extreme points and extreme elevations in Wales.

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Wales

Middle Mouse (Ynys Badrig) as seen from Anglesey (Ynys Mon) MiddleMouse.jpg
Middle Mouse (Ynys Badrig) as seen from Anglesey (Ynys Môn)

Wales (mainland)

Chepstow showing border Chepstow Castle and Bridge from Tutshill.jpg
Chepstow showing border

Centre point

The centre point of Wales is dependent on whether only the mainland is used for calculation or outlying islands as well.

One centre point is calculated to be near Cwmystwyth, Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion ( 52°19′48.791″N3°45′59.072″W / 52.33021972°N 3.76640889°W / 52.33021972; -3.76640889 (Centre of Wales) ; grid reference SN7972871704 ) [1]

Elevation extremes

Snowdon seen from Llyn Llydaw Snowdon from Llyn Llydaw.jpg
Snowdon seen from Llyn Llydaw

Many points are on, or near sea level, but due to high rainfall, there are no natural dry pieces of land below sea level - see rivers and lakes below.

Rivers and lakes

The largest natural lake in Wales is Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid). Llangorse Lake is second largest by area.

The River Usk is the longest river to flow wholly within Wales. The table below lists Wales' longest rivers [2] including (in italics) those only partly in Wales.

RiverTotal lengthLength in Wales
(miles)(km)(miles)(km)
1 River Severn 22035448 [3] 77
2 River Wye [4] 155250
3 River Teme [5] 811301219
4 River Usk [6] 7812578125
5 River Teifi [7] 7612276122
6 River Towy [8] 7512075120
7 River Dee [9] 70112
8 River Taff 40644064

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References

  1. ↑ "Saving the centre of Wales". BBC. 24 October 2002. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "Wales"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 28 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 258 to 270.
  3. ↑ "The longest rivers in Wales". Discovery. Discovery channel. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "SSSI Citation River Wye (upper Wye)" (PDF). Natural Resources Wales. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Teme Valley". Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark. AMHG. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Usk Management Catchment Summary" (PDF). Natural Resources Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "River Teifi". Countryside Council for Wales. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  8. ↑ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Baines, Menna; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales . Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 894. ISBN   978-0-7083-1953-6.{{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ "Dee (Wales)"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 07 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 921.
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