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Bala Lake, or Llyn Tegid ([ˈɬɨ̞n ˈtɛɡɨd]), is a large freshwater glacial lake in Gwynedd, Wales. The River Dee , which has its source on the slopes of Dduallt in the mountains of Snowdonia , feeds the 3.7 miles (6.0 km) long by 0.5 miles (0.8 km) wide lake.
The Bala Lake Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Llyn Tegid) is a narrow-gauge railway along the southern shore of Bala Lake in Gwynedd, North Wales.The line, which is 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (7.2 km) long, is built on a section of the former standard-gauge Ruabon–Barmouth GWR route that closed in 1965.
The Bala Lake Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Llyn Tegid) runs for 4.5 miles (7.2 km) from Llanuwchllyn to the edge of the town, along a section of the former trackbed of the Great Western Railway's line between Ruabon and Barmouth. It terminates at Bala (Penybont) railway station, which opened in 1976 on the site of the former Lake Halt station.
Llyn Geirionydd lies in a valley in North Wales where the northern edge of the Gwydyr Forest meets the lower slopes of the Carneddau mountains. The lake is almost a mile long and covers an area of 45 acres (180,000 m 2 ), but is never any deeper than 50 ft (15 m) according to Jehu's survey. [ 1 ]
Gwydir Forest lies in an elevated position, affording views towards the Glyderau and Carneddau ranges Aerial vieo of Gwydir Forest reservoirs, including: Llyn Cyfty, Llyn Sarnau, Llyn Goddionduon and Llyn Tynymynydd. Gwydir Forest, also spelled Gwydyr, is located in Conwy county borough and the Snowdonia National Park in Wales.
Penllyn (head of the lake i.e. Bala Lake or Llyn Tegid) was a medieval cantref originally in the Kingdom of Powys but annexed to the Kingdom of Gwynedd. It consisted of the commotes (cymydau) of Edeyrnion, Dinmael, Penllyn is Treweryn and Penllyn uwch Treweryn (is signifying 'below' and uwch 'above' the River Tryweryn).
North east of Trwyn Cila The coast near Porth Ychain The coast near Nefyn Porth Meudwy, near Aberdaron Abersoch harbour. The Llŷn Coastal Path (Welsh: Llwybr Arfordir Llŷn) is a waymarked 146-kilometre (91 mi) long-distance footpath running along the coast of the Llŷn Peninsula from Caernarfon to Porthmadog in Gwynedd, north-west Wales.
The Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau / Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau SAC covers the entire Cardigan Bay coastline of the park and the sea area and extends above the high water mark at Morfa Harlech, Mochras and around the Dovey and Mawddach estuaries. Rhinog; River Dee and Bala Lake / Afon Dyfrdwy a Llyn Tegid