Glaslyn
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| Glaslyn | |
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| Looking east from Snowdon: Glaslyn at bottom, Llyn Llydaw above | |
| Location | Snowdon, Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°4′14″N 4°3′58″W / 53.07056°N 4.06611°WCoordinates: 53°4′14″N 4°3′58″W / 53.07056°N 4.06611°W |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
Glaslyn (Welsh: Blue lake) is a lake in the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, north-west Wales.
It is found at approximately 600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level in a cwm on the eastern flanks of Snowdon. It is a rough ellipse in shape, about 500 metres (1,600 ft) east–west and about 300 metres (980 ft) north–south, and the Miners' Track runs along the northern shore.[1]
Glaslyn is the source of the Afon Glaslyn, the major river of Gwynedd, which runs east to the reservoir of Llyn Llydaw before turning south-west to reach the sea at Porthmadog.
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- ^ Ordnance Survey Explorer OL17: Snowdon/Yr Wyddfa.
