Coniston Water

Coniston Water
a long, narrow lake in the English Lake District, famous as the place where Malcolm Campbell and Donald Campbell achieved the highest speeds on water in their boat Bluebird. At the northern end of the lake there is a mountain called Coniston Old Man.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Coniston Water — View from Holme Fell, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north Location Lake District, Cumbria Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Coniston Water — vom Holme Fell Geographische Lage Cumbria, England Abfluss …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Coniston Water — [Coniston Water] a long, narrow lake in the English ↑Lake District, famous as the place where Malcolm Campbell and Donald Campbell achieved the highest speeds on water in their boats called Bluebird. At the northern end of the lake there is a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • CONISTON WATER —    a lake 5 m. long and ½ m. broad, at the foot of Coniston Fells, in Lancashire, with Brantwood on the E. side of it, the residence of John Ruskin …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Coniston — can refer to a number of geographical featues and one historical event: Contents 1 Relating to Coniston, Cumbria, England 2 In Australia 3 Other places 3.1 Canada …   Wikipedia

  • Coniston Hall — Coniston Hall …   Wikipedia

  • Coniston, Cumbria — Coordinates: 54°22′05″N 3°04′23″W / 54.368°N 3.073°W / 54.368; 3.073 …   Wikipedia

  • Water speed record — The World Unlimited water speed record is the officially recognised fastest speed achieved by a water borne vehicle. The current record of 511 km/h (317 mph) was achieved in 1978. * From 1909 to 1927 the record was an unofficial listing from the… …   Wikipedia

  • Coniston Railway — Eine Brücke auf der ehemaligen Strecke der Coniston Railway Coniston Railway Legende …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Coniston Railway — [v · d · …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”