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Longest river in the United Kingdom; leaves Wales after 48 miles (77 km). 2 River Wye: 135 217 Forms the Wales-England border for much of its length. 3 River Teme: 81 130 Entirely in England after 12 miles (19 km). 4 River Usk: 78 126 [3] Longest river entirely in Wales according to some sources. [4] 5 River Tywi: 75 121 6 River Teifi: 73 117 ...
The River Teifi (English: / ˈ t aɪ v i / TY-vee; Welsh: Afon Teifi, pronounced [ˈavɔn ˈtɛivɪ]), [citation needed] formerly anglicised as Tivy, [4] [5] forms the boundary for most of its length between the Welsh counties of Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, and for the final 3 miles (4.8 km) of its total length of 76 miles (122 km), the boundary between Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire.
Many of the rivers in the AONB have some sort of designation, the River Dee is designated as a SAC and SSSI, whereas 3.31 km (2.06 mi) or 16.93% of the River Alyn are within the boundaries of an SAC, and 1.43 km (0.89 mi) or 16.46% of the River Wheeler passes through designated wildlife sites. 1.06 km (0.66 mi) or 8.16% of the River Alyn is ...
Afon Rheidol (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈr̥ei̯dɔl]; also known as the River Rheidol) is a river in Ceredigion, Wales, 19 miles (31 km) in length. The source is Plynlimon . Receiving an average annual rainfall of 40 inches (1.02 m), Plynlimon is also the source of both the Wye and the Severn .
The Afon Pyrddin is a river forming a short section of the boundary between Powys and Neath Port Talbot in Wales, United Kingdom. It also forms a part of the boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The river and its waterfalls are one of the key attractions of the Fforest Fawr Geopark designated in 2005.
Welsh River Names. In Welsh , Afon means River, and Nant means Stream. So all waterways beginning with River , Afon and Nant are classified by the second word of their name.
The River Tawe (/ ˈ t aʊ i /; Welsh: Afon Tawe) is a 30 miles (48 km) long river in South Wales. Its headwaters flow initially east from its source below Llyn y Fan Fawr south of Moel Feity in the Black Mountains, the westernmost range of the Brecon Beacons National Park, before the river turns south and then southwest to its estuary at Swansea.
The mainland coastline, including Anglesey, is about 1,680 mi (2,704 km) in length. As of 2014, Wales had a population of about 3,092,000; Cardiff is the capital and largest city and is situated in the urbanised area of South East Wales. Wales has a complex geological history which has left it a largely mountainous country.