Valley Glacier - The Lake DIstrict Flashcards
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Back ground
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Population 42,000
Cumbria
16 lakes
Many tarns including the red tarn at the base of hellvelyn
Englands highest mountain - Scarfell Pike 3206 ft
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Q
Geology
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Skiddaw slates
Oldest rock
Black muds and sand setting on the sea bed about 500 million years ago
Raised up and folded b y tectonic forces
Found in the north
Mountains are typically smooth with many streams occupying deep gorges
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Geology
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Borrowdale volcanics - central Lake District
Consist of very hard lava and ash formed during large eruptions about 450 million years ago
