Windermere
or WINANDER- WINDHAM called from its beauty "Queen of the Lakes"; partly in the county of Lancaster, and partly divides that county from Westmoreland. It is nearly 11 miles long and about 1 mile in extreme breadth; fed by the Brathay and the Rothay, the waters of which become united before entering the lake, and by the streams which drain the neighboring lakelets of Esthwaite, Troutbeck, and Blelham; and and, lying 134 feet above sealevel, discharges its surplus waters S. into Morecambe Bay by the Leven. Next to Wast Water, Windermere is the deepest of all the English lakes, its greatest depth being 240 feet, while Wast Water is 270 feet deep. It contains a number of islands, the largest being 28 acres in Soft rich beauty is the principal characteristic of the islands of the lake, of the wooded shores, and of the scenery around; there being a total absence of that wildness and sublimity which characterize some of the other lakes, except at the N. end, where Langdale Pikes, Harrison Stickle, Sea Fell, and Bow Fell stand forward prominently in the landarea. scape.