Under Water

Under Water

Parent & Teacher Guidance
Under Water

This article is about something colourless, but the content is as colourful and entertaining as usual. There is enough in this issue to satisfy your thirst for information! 

71% of the Earth is covered by water and 96.5% of that is sea. You can even find rivers and lakes under the sea! 

Can you think of different bodies of water? 

There are many across the world, from the sea to reservoirs, from rivers to wetlands, from lakes to canals. 

Can you think of examples of these here in Wales? 

Have you heard of these? 

  • CaswellBay – A small bay on the Gower Peninsula which is a site of special scientific interest  
  • Llyn Tegid – Lake nearBala 
  • LlangollenCanal – Canal linking Llangollen and Nantwich in Cheshire. The canal is 44 miles long. 
  • RiverTywi – 75 miles of magnificent river running through Carmarthenshire 
  • Llyn ClywedogReservoir – This reservoir is a man-made lake near Llanidloes. Its area is the same size as 230 football pitches! 

You're probably familiar with what goes on above the water... sailing boats, windsurfing or rowing, but do you know what's going on under the water? 

There are loads of treasure under the water, and no, pirates’ treasure sea is not the only treasure you can see there! 

Why not read about a park full of statues, the legends of Wales or the city discovered 1200 years after it was submerged? 

Glossary
Bay
A bay is a part of the sea where the land turns inwards.
Canal
A canal is a place that has been built to allow boats or vessels to go inland.
Lake
A lake is a fairly large body of water that moves slowly and lies in a basin in the land.
Reservoir
A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
River
A large natural flow of water flowing into the sea, a lake or another river.
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