Cumbria - Cumbria (English spelling)

Japanese: カンブリア - かんぶりあ(英語表記)Cumbria
Cumbria - Cumbria (English spelling)

A county in the northwest of England, England. It was established in 1974 under the Local Government Act (1972). Its area is 6,824 square kilometers, and its population is 487,607 (2001). Its capital is Carlisle. It includes the former counties of Cumberland, West Moreland, Lancashire, and parts of Yorkshire, as well as the two cities of Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The Cumbrian Mountains, which occupy the central to southwestern part of the county, are home to numerous glacial lakes, and are known as the Lake District, attracting many tourists and vacationers.

[Takeshi Kubota]

[References] | Lake District

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

イギリス、イングランド北西端を占めるカウンティ(県)。地方統治法(1972)に基づいて1974年に創設された。面積6824平方キロメートル、人口48万7607(2001)。県都はカーライル。旧県のカンバーランド、ウェスト・モアランド、ランカシャーおよびヨークシャーの一部、それにカーライルおよびバロー・イン・ファーネスの2市を含む。中央部から南西部を占めるカンブリア山地には数多くの氷食湖があり、湖水地方とよばれて多くの観光・保養客を集めている。

[久保田武]

[参照項目] | 湖水地方

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