Ullswater

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Ullswater is a scenic ribbon-shaped lake in England’s Lake District, renowned for its dramatic mountain backdrop, walking trails, and historic steamers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial lake
lake
adjacentMountain Helvellyn
High Street
Place Fell
adjacentValley Martindale
Patterdale
area approximately 8.9 square kilometres
country England
formedBy glacial erosion
hasFerryService Ullswater Steamers
hasIslands Cherry Holm
House Holm
Norfolk Island
Wall Holm
hasNearbyWaterfall Aira Force
inflow Aira Beck
Goldrill Beck
Grisedale Beck
knownFor boating
dramatic mountain backdrop
fell walking
hiking
historic steamers
sailing
scenic beauty
walking trails
length approximately 14.5 km
locatedIn Cumbria
Lake District
locatedInNationalPark Lake District
surface form: Lake District National Park
locatedInRegion North West England
maximumDepth approximately 60 m
nearbyTown Pooley Bridge
nearbyVillage Glenridding
Howtown
Patterdale
Watermillock
outflow River Eamont
partOf Lake District
surface form: Cumbrian lake system
popularActivity cruises
fishing
kayaking
wild swimming
rankBySizeInLakeDistrict second largest lake
shape ribbon-shaped
tourismRegion Lake District
transportType passenger steamer

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Cumbria contains Ullswater
Lake District contains Ullswater
Helvellyn hasLakeView Ullswater