Lake District

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The Lake District is a mountainous national park in Cumbria, England, famed for its scenic lakes, fells, and association with Romantic poets like William Wordsworth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lake
lake
lake
lake
mountain
mountainous region
national park
national park
town
town
town
village
associatedWith Beatrix Potter
Robert Southey
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
William Wordsworth
climate maritime temperate
contains Ambleside
Bowness-on-Windermere
Coniston Water
Derwentwater
Grasmere
Keswick
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surface form: Lake District National Park

Ullswater
Windermere
country United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
designatedAs national park in 1951
elevation 978 metres
governingBody Lake District National Park Authority
hasFeature deep lakes
narrow valleys
rugged mountains
stone-built villages
hasHighestPoint Scafell Pike
hasLiteraryMovement Romanticism
hasTraditionalIndustry sheep farming
slate quarrying
knownFor Romantic poetry associations
boating
climbing
glacial valleys
literary tourism
mountain fells
scenic lakes
walking and hiking
locatedIn Cumbria
Cumbria
England
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partOf North West England
tourism major tourist destination
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2017
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus cultural landscape

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Kendal near Lake District
this entity surface form: Lake District National Park
Morecambe Bay near Lake District
Whitehaven near Lake District
this entity surface form: Lake District National Park
Peel Monument offersViewOf Lake District
this entity surface form: Lake District fells
Coniston Water partOf Lake District
this entity surface form: Cumbrian Lake District
Grasmere partOf Lake District
this entity surface form: Lake District National Park
Ullswater partOf Lake District
this entity surface form: Cumbrian lake system
Beatrix Potter placeOfDeath Lake District
River Leven region Lake District
subject surface form: River Leven (Cumbria)
Beatrix Potter residence Lake District
Sir Chris Bonington residence Lake District
subject surface form: Chris Bonington
John Ruskin residence Lake District
Furness Railway servedRegion Lake District
this entity surface form: Lake District National Park
Withnail & I setInLocation Lake District
Derwentwater tourismRegion Lake District
Ullswater tourismRegion Lake District
Ambleside touristRegion Lake District
this entity surface form: Lake District National Park
Cross Fell viewOver Lake District
this entity surface form: Lake District fells
Robert Southey workLocation Lake District