Brecon Beacons National Park
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Welsh Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
national park in southern Wales, occupying 519 square miles (1,344 square km) of mountains, moors, forests, pastureland, lakes, and the broad Usk valley. The easternmost highlands in the park are the Black Mountains (
old red sandstone) of Powys county, lying east of the River Usk between Abergavenny and Hay-on-Wye, with their highest point at Waun Fach, elevation 2,660 feet (811 metres). Centrally located within the park, south of Brecon, are the Brecon Beacons (
old red sandstone), including Pen y Fan, the highest peak in the park, with an elevation of 2,906 feet (886 metres). To the west lies the Black Mountain (chiefly millstone grit) of Carmarthenshire county, east of Llandeilo and south of Llandovery. The park offers a considerable variety of scenery and recreational opportunities, including hill walking, caving, pony trekking, sailing, and angling.
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Brecon Beacons National Park — [ brekən biːkənz næʃnl pɑːk], Nationalpark in den südlichen Cambrian Mountains, Wales, 1 344 km2, bis 886 m über dem Meeresspiegel; auf den Höhen Heideflächen, zum Teil auch Hochmoore; 1957 eingerichtet … Universal-Lexikon
Brecon Beacons National Park — Pen y Fan Der Brecon Beacons Nationalpark ist ein Nationalpark in Südwales mit einer Fläche von 1.344 km². Seinen Kern bilden die Brecon Beacons. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Brecon Beacons — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Brecon Beacons Categoría IUCN V (Paisajes terrestres/marinos protegidos) … Wikipedia Español
Brecon-Beacons-Nationalpark — Pen y Fan … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Brecon Beacons Mountains Centre — The Brecon Beacons Mountain Centre is a visitor attraction and information point relating to the Brecon Beacons and the Brecon Beacons National Park in South Wales. Location The mountain centre is located at Libanus, a small village some five… … Wikipedia
Brecon Beacons — 51°53′N 3°26′W / 51.883, 3.433 … Wikipédia en Français
Parc national Brecon Beacons — Brecon Beacons Brecon Beacons (10) Les Brecon Beacons sont des cordelières situé au sud du Pays de Galles. En 1957, les Brecon Beacons ont été désignés Parc national (Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog en gallois) qui couvre une surface de 1347 … Wikipédia en Français
Brecon Beacons — Brec|on Bea|cons the Brecon Beacons a mountainous area and national park between South and Mid Wales … Dictionary of contemporary English
