<page_title> List of national parks of England and Wales </page_title> <section_title> National parks </section_title> <table> <cell> Snowdonia (Welsh: Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) <col_header> Name </col_header> <col_header> Peak District </col_header> <col_header> Lake District </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2,142 square kilometres (827.0 sq mi) <col_header> Area </col_header> <row_header> Snowdonia (Welsh: Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) </row_header> </cell> <cell> The largest national park in Wales, boasts the highest mountain in England and Wales, and Wales' largest natural lake. The area is steeped in culture and local history, where more than 90% its population speak Welsh Fossil shell fragments on the summit of Snowdon date from over 500 million years ago and the ancient ‘Harlech Dome’ of which Snowdon and Cadair Idris form the northern and southern extents respectively, was created in the Cambrian Period before the volcanoes erupted. <col_header> Description </col_header> <row_header> Snowdonia (Welsh: Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) </row_header> </cell> </table>
Snowdonia, at 2,142 square kilometers (827 sq mi), is Wale's largest national park.