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They can't even get it right themselves.

12. Which is the largest natural lake in England?

Correct answer: Windermere
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The clue is in the name. Windermere is a mere, not a lake. A well known question in the Lake District is to ask how many lakes there are in the Lake District. The answer is actually 1. The rest are designated as meres or waters. (Apparently the difference is to do with the depth in relation to width.)

Bassenthwaite Lake is the only lake in the Lake District, therefore Windermere can't be the largest natural lake in England, because it isn't a lake.

Any local would be horrified by their ignorance. :winking:
 
londonblue said:
They can't even get it right themselves.



The clue is in the name. Windermere is a mere, not a lake. A well known question in the Lake District is to ask how many lakes there are in the Lake District. The answer is actually 1. The rest are designated as meres or waters. (Apparently the difference is to do with the depth in relation to width.)

Bassenthwaite Lake is the only lake in the Lake District, therefore Windermere can't be the largest natural lake in England, because it isn't a lake.

Any local would be horrified by their ignorance. :winking:
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From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windermere

Its name suggests it is a mere, a lake that is broad in relation to its depth, but despite the name this is not the case for Windermere, which in particular has a noticeable thermocline, distinguishing it from typical meres.
 
londonblue said:
They can't even get it right themselves.



The clue is in the name. Windermere is a mere, not a lake. A well known question in the Lake District is to ask how many lakes there are in the Lake District. The answer is actually 1. The rest are designated as meres or waters. (Apparently the difference is to do with the depth in relation to width.)

Bassenthwaite Lake is the only lake in the Lake District, therefore Windermere can't be the largest natural lake in England, because it isn't a lake.

Any local would be horrified by their ignorance. :winking:
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Yep this annoyed me as well. Stayed at Bassenthwaite a couple of months ago.

13/20 for me.
 
Napster said:
From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windermere

Its name suggests it is a mere, a lake that is broad in relation to its depth, but despite the name this is not the case for Windermere, which in particular has a noticeable thermocline, distinguishing it from typical meres.
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As per the Wiki link from me:

Note that only one body of water, Bassenthwaite Lake, is traditionally named a lake
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14 out of 20. Annoyed I got the Hockney one wrong though, close, but not close enough!
 
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