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Title: Lake District	24.07.2008
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er">most recent of which ended some 15,000 years ago. These include the ice-carved wide U-shaped valleys, many of which are now filled with the lakes that give the park its name. The upper regions contain a number of glacial cirques, which are typically filled with tarns. The higher fells are rocky, with lower fells being open moorland, notable for its wide bracken and heather coverage. Below the tree line, native oak woodlands sit alongside nineteenth century pine plantations. Much of the land is often boggy, due to the high rainfall. The Lake District is one of the most highly populated national parks. Its total area is near 885 square miles (2,292 km²), and the Lake District was designated as a National Park in 1951. 25 highest peaks The 25 highest peaks (of those given an individual chapter in the Pictorial Guides by Alfred Wainwright) are: Scafell Pike, 978 m (3,210 ft) Scafell, 965 m (3,162 ft) 1 2 3 4 5