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Snowdon
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Snowdon, Welsh Yr Wyddfa, highest mountain of Wales, 3,560 ft (1,085 m) high, Gwynedd, NW Wales. Its five peaks are separated by passes. There is a rack and pinion railway (opened 1896) from Llanberis to the summit. The Snowdon district, or Snowdonia, is noted for its scenic beauty; most of it is included in Snowdonia National Park (est. 1951). A nuclear power station (500,000-kW capacity; completed 1964) and a hydroelectric power project are in the region.
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1st Earl of, title of Antony Armstrong-Jones. born 1930, British photographer, whose work includes television documentaries, photographic books, and the design of the Snowdon Aviary, London Zoo (1965). His marriage (1960--78) to Princess Margaret ended in divorce

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a mountain in NW Wales, in Gwynedd: the highest peak in Wales. Height: 1085 m (3560 ft.)


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Crews were then called to Snowdon to rescue a 51-year-old who had fallen on the Pyg Track and suffered leg injuries.
The workers from Graig Ship Management in Cardiff climbed Snowdon's Pyg track route, and then went to Cader Idris before climbing Pen Y Fan in the Brecon Beacons.
Robert Langman, from Walsall, was on the Pyg Track near the top of the 3,560ft peak on Saturday when he had a suspected heart attack.
 
 
 
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