Coniston Water
/ˌkɒnɪstən ˈwɔːtə(r)/
/ˌkɑːnɪstən ˈwɔːtər/
- a long, narrow lake in the English Lake District, famous as the place where Malcolm Campbell and Donald Campbell achieved the highest speeds on water in their boats called Bluebird. At the northern end of the lake there is a mountain called Coniston Old Man.
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