Wastwater Screes

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Wastwater Screes are the dramatic, steep rocky slopes that plunge directly into Wast Water, forming one of the most striking and iconic landscapes in England’s Lake District.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Wastwater Screes canonical 4
Wast Water Screes 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf landform
mountain slope
tourist attraction
bestViewedFrom opposite shore of Wast Water
closestSettlement Nether Wasdale
Wasdale Head
country England
faces Wasdale Head side of Wast Water
featuredIn Lake District tourism photography
guidebooks about the Lake District
formsShorelineOf Wast Water
hasGeologicalType scree slope
talus slope
hasMaximumHeight approximately 600 metres above lake level
hasNameOrigin named after Wast Water
linked to: Wast Water
hasNotableFeature crags and loose rock
dramatic landscape
slopes plunging directly into the lake
very steep rocky slopes
hasReputation iconic view of Wast Water
one of the most dramatic landscapes in the Lake District
hazard loose scree underfoot
rockfall
isOnSideOf Wast Water south‑eastern shore
locatedIn Cumbria
England
Lake District
United Kingdom
Wasdale
Wast Water
near Illgill Head
Whin Rigg
overlooks Wast Water
partOf Cumbrian Mountains
Illgill Head and Whin Rigg ridge
linked to: Whin Rigg

Lake District National Park
linked to: Lake District
popularFor hiking
photography
scrambling
sightseeing
protectedArea Lake District National Park
linked to: Lake District
region North West England
touristPopularity high
viewIncludes Great Gable
Scafell range
visibleFrom Wastwater lakeside road

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wast Water hasFeature Wastwater Screes
Wasdale hasViewOf Wast Water Screes
linked to: Wastwater Screes
Nether Wasdale hasNearbyFeature Wastwater Screes
Illgill Head formsPartOf Wastwater Screes
Whin Rigg partOf Wastwater Screes