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 6

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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
locatedIn Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons)
Black Mountain (Carmarthenshire) area
Brecon Beacons National Park
Carmarthenshire
South Wales
United Kingdom
locatedNear Fan Hir
Llyn y Fan Fach
nameMeaning "lake of the big peak" in Welsh
nearestMajorTown Swansea (regionally)
linked to: Swansea
origin glacial erosion
outflow Afon Tawe headwaters
partOf Black Mountain lake system
Carmarthen Fans area
protectedAreaStatus within national park
region Brecon Beacons western area
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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Black Mountain (Brecon Beacons) contains Llyn y Fan Fawr
subject linked to: Black Mountain
Black Mountain (Wales) hasLake Llyn y Fan Fawr
Fan Brycheiniog hasNearbyLake Llyn y Fan Fawr
Y Mynydd Du contains Llyn y Fan Fawr
Beacons Way passesNear Llyn y Fan Fawr