It’s the northernmost region in England and contains some of the wildest and loneliest parts in country, but also some of the busiest industrial centres.
The Dales to the Border
The Dales to the Border
Borders: in the north Scotland, in the east the North Sea, in the west the Irish Sea and in the south the midlands regions of England
It compromises the counties of Northumberland, Durham, Yorkshire, Cumberland and Lancashire. Its name is because this region is from the border between England and Scotland to the dales which are lowland valleys.
During the Ice Age many deep valleys were formed in the counties of Cumbria and North Yorkshire and made rivers into waterfalls and left behind the hills and mountains. Beneath the earth is coal- the foundation of the region’s industry.
Rivers: * Yorkshire Ouse or Ouse: It flows towards the south-east in the Humber. * Aire: It flows towards the southeast in the Ouse River. * Tees: It flows towards the east in the North Sea. * Tyne: It flows towards the east in the North Sea. * Wear: It flows towards the east in the North Sea
Relief
The Penniene Chain dominates the region. This chain is an extensive range of hills, from northern England, extending south from the Cheviot Hills on the southern border of Scotland to the Midland Plain of England. In the northwest, the Eden Valley separates the Pennine Chain from the region known as the Cumbrian or the Lake District Mountains. In the south, the chain is broken by the Aire River. The Pennine Chain covers parts of Northumberland; Cumbria; Durham; Lancashire; North, West, and South Yorkshire; Derbyshire; and Cheshire. The highest point, Cross Fell, is 893 m.
The Cumbrian Mountains are a mountain range on the northwestern England. It has some deposits of coal and iron ore. One of the notable elevations is Scafell Pike, 978 m, the highest mountain in England. There are many narrow valleys in all