Llyn y Fan Fawr

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Llyn y Fan Fawr is a glacial lake in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales, known for its scenic mountain setting beneath the Black Mountain range.

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Llyn y Fan Fawr canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial lake
access footpaths from Tafarn-y-Garreg area
adjacentTo Fan Brycheiniog ridge path
category Brecon Beacons geography
Glacial lakes of Wales
Lakes of Carmarthenshire
climate upland oceanic climate
country Wales
drainageBasin River Tawe basin
ecosystem upland freshwater ecosystem
elevation approximately 605 metres above sea level
geologicalType corrie lake
hazard boggy ground around shore
rapidly changing weather
knownFor remote upland location
scenic mountain setting
views of Fan Brycheiniog escarpment
languageOfName Welsh
length approximately 1 kilometre
locatedAtBaseOf Fan Brycheiniog NERFINISHED
locatedIn Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) NERFINISHED
Black Mountain (Carmarthenshire) area NERFINISHED
Brecon Beacons National Park NERFINISHED
Carmarthenshire NERFINISHED
South Wales NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
locatedNear Fan Hir NERFINISHED
Llyn y Fan Fach NERFINISHED
nameMeaning "lake of the big peak" in Welsh
nearestMajorTown Swansea (regionally) NERFINISHED
origin glacial erosion
outflow Afon Tawe headwaters
partOf Black Mountain lake system NERFINISHED
Carmarthen Fans area NERFINISHED
protectedAreaStatus within national park
region Brecon Beacons western area NERFINISHED
shape elongated
surroundedBy peat moorland
sandstone escarpments
tourism popular with walkers and hillwalkers
usedFor angling
hiking destination
wild walking
waterType freshwater

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Black Mountain contains Llyn y Fan Fawr
subject surface form: Black Mountain (Brecon Beacons)