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island of Anglesey, coastal Carnarvonshire, the vales of Conway and 

 Clwyd, and the EngHsh border, lie generally below 600 feet. In 

 Carnarvonshire there is a fairly sharp transition from the coastal low- 

 lands to the wild mountainous tracts of Eryri or Snowdonia. In 

 Denbighshire and Flintshire the transition is more gradual and there 

 is an ''almost complete absence of rugged mountain land such as is 

 found in Carnarvonshire. 



North Wales. Orographical. 



Altitudes in feet 



Altitudes in feet 



0—600' 

 600—1000' 



1000—2000' 



r- Above 2000' 



The lowland districts have, in general, extremely undulating outlines, 

 showing in miniature the form of the more elevated areas. Flat stretches 

 exist in the vales of Conway and Clwyd, the northern coastal fringe and 

 along the Cheshire border. 



The cUmate of North Wales is governed by the contour of the land 

 and the proximity of the sea. The distribution of rainfall is shown on 



