Malham Tarn

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Malham Tarn
Malham Tarn 3.jpg
Geographical location North Yorkshire , England
Tributaries several streams
Drain underground to the source of the Aire
Places on the shore Malham
Data
Coordinates 54 °  N , 2 °  W Coordinates: 54 °  N , 2 °  W
Malham Tarn (England)
Malham Tarn
Altitude above sea level 377  m ASL
surface 62 ha
length 800 km
Maximum depth 4.4 m
Middle deep 2.4 m
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The Malham Tarn is a lake in the British county of North Yorkshire .

It is about 800 meters in diameter and is located in the Yorkshire Dales . The distance to the town of Malham , after which it is named, is about 4 kilometers. The lake is of glacial origin, was artificially enlarged in 1791 and is the center of a nature reserve of the same name . With an area of ​​62 ha, it is a maximum of 4.4 meters, on average only 2.4 meters deep. Since it is located in an area with heavily calcareous rock, its water is clearly alkaline with a pH of 8.22.

At 377 m high, it is sometimes referred to as the highest lake in England , but is surpassed, for example, by the Innominate Tarn . However, it is considered the highest calcareous lake in the country.

Malham Tarn inspired Charles Kingsley to his novel The Water Babies ( The water Children ).

Web links

Commons : Malham Tarn  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paul F. Holmes: The Natural History of Malham Tarn . In: Field Studies . 2, No. 2, 1965, p. 199.
  2. ↑ a b B Bradley: White-Clawed Crayfish ( Austropotamobius pallipes ) at Craven Limestone Complex SAC, North Yorkshire , The Malham Tarn Research Seminar, November 2001
  3. ^ Allan Pentecost: The Marl Lakes of the British Isles . In: Freshwater reviews . 2, No. 1, 2009, pp. 167-197. doi : 10.1608 / FRJ-2.2.4 .
  4. ↑ Seek out inspiring views atop Malham Cove . Visit England. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  5. ↑ Things to see and do at Malham Tarn . National Trust. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  6. ^ Limestone Country. Final report . Limestone Country Project, 2008.
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