Extreme points of Wales

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

Wales

Middle Mouse (Ynys Badrig) as seen from Anglesey (Ynys Mon)

Wales (mainland)

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″N 3°45′59.072″W; grid reference SN7972871704)[1]

Elevation extremes

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 Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake). Llangorse Lake is second largest.

This is a table of the longest rivers in Wales.[2] Rivers only partly in Wales are included in this table in italics.

River Length
(miles)
(km)
1 River Severn 220 354
2 River Wye[3] 155 250
3 River Usk[4] 78 125
4 River Teifi[5] 76 122
5 River Towy[6] 75 120
6 River Dee[7] 70 112
7 River Taff 40 64

See also

References

  1. "Saving the centre of Wales". BBC. 2002-10-24. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  2. "Wales" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 28 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 258 to 270.
  3. "SSSI Citation River Wye (upper Wye)" (PDF). Natural Resources Wales. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. "Usk Management Catchment Summary" (PDF). Natural Resources Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. "River Teifi". Countryside Council for Wales. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  6. 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. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Dee (Wales)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 07 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 921.
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