Yorkshire Dales

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cultural region national park tourist destination upland area valley system

The Yorkshire Dales is a scenic upland area of northern England characterized by rolling hills, limestone valleys, and traditional farming landscapes, much of which is protected as a national park.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Yorkshire Dales National Park	7
Yorkshire Dales (large part)	1
Yorkshire Dales (on clear days)	1
Yorkshire Dales region	1

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural region ⓘ national park ⓘ tourist destination ⓘ upland area ⓘ valley system ⓘ
biodiversity	blanket bog ⓘ limestone pavement habitats ⓘ upland hay meadows ⓘ
borders	Forest of Bowland ⓘ Lake District ⓘ North Pennines ⓘ
climate	temperate maritime climate ⓘ
contains	Arkengarthdale ⓘ Aysgarth Falls ⓘ Bishopdale ⓘ Coverdale ⓘ Dentdale ⓘ Gordale Scar ⓘ Ingleborough ⓘ Ingleborough Cave ⓘ Langstrothdale ⓘ Littondale ⓘ Malham Cove ⓘ Malhamdale ⓘ Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ surface form: Nidderdale Pen-y-ghent ⓘ Ribblehead Viaduct ⓘ Ribblesdale ⓘ Swaledale ⓘ Wensleydale ⓘ Wharfedale ⓘ Whernside (part) ⓘ surface form: Whernside White Scar Cave ⓘ Yorkshire Dales self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Yorkshire Dales National Park
country	United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
established	1954 ⓘ
geology	Carboniferous limestone ⓘ millstone grit ⓘ shale ⓘ
governingBody	Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority ⓘ
hasLandUse	dairy farming ⓘ grouse moor management ⓘ pastoral farming ⓘ
hasProtectedStatus	Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (parts) ⓘ
highestPoint	Whernside (part) ⓘ surface form: Whernside
knownFor	caving ⓘ cycling ⓘ dry stone walls ⓘ glacially carved valleys ⓘ limestone scenery ⓘ rolling hills ⓘ sheep farming ⓘ stone-built villages ⓘ traditional farming landscapes ⓘ walking and hiking ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Northern England ⓘ Northern England ⓘ Yorkshire ⓘ surface form: historic county of Yorkshire
majorSettlement	Grassington ⓘ Hawes ⓘ Leyburn ⓘ Reeth ⓘ Sedbergh ⓘ Settle ⓘ Skipton ⓘ
partOf	Pennines ⓘ Yorkshire Dales self-linksurface differs ⓘ
popularActivity	Yorkshire Three Peaks route ⓘ surface form: Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge
region	North West England ⓘ Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ
riverSystem	River Ribble ⓘ River Swale ⓘ River Ure ⓘ River Wharfe ⓘ
transport	Settle–Carlisle line ⓘ surface form: Settle–Carlisle railway