The head of Llyn y Fydlyn
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The head of Llyn y Fydlyn
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 18 Apr 2009
At one time this was a sea inlet. The formation of a shingle bar across its mouth led to the formation of a lagoon which eventually became a fresh water lake. In time this lake, already shallow, will become filled up with stream-borne deposits and will disappear.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.394866
Longitude
-4.566433