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Thirlmere

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Thirlmere in the Lake District, northwestern England. In the sky overhead are clouds at high altitude, formed from water vapour condensed into millions of tiny water droplets suspended in air.

Lake in Cumbria, northwest England, in the Lake District national park, 6 km/4 mi southeast of Keswick. It is 5 km/3 mi long and 1 km/0.6 mi wide. Thirlmere is surrounded by forests that were first planted when it became a reservoir for Manchester in 1894. The ridge of Helvellyn lies to the east of the lake.



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