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South Wales

Range Type	Geographically-defined sub-range
Highest Point	Pen y Fan (886 m/2907 ft)
Countries	United Kingdom
States/Provinces	Wales (90%), England (10%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	6,512 sq km / 2,514 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	95 km / 59 mi North-South 148 km / 92 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	51° 46' N; 3° 28' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of South Wales
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Wales and Welsh Border	Level 4 (Parent)
North Wales	Level 5 (Sibling)
Mid-Wales	Level 5 (Sibling)
South Wales	Level 5
Welsh Border	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the South Wales

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range6
1.	Pen y Fan	886	2907
2.	Corn Du	873	2864
3.	Craig Gwaun Taf	826	2710
4.	Waun Fach	811	2661
5.	Fan Brycheiniog	802	2631
6.	Fan Brycheiniog - Twr y Fan Foel	802	2631
7.	Pen y Gadair Fawr	800	2625
8.	Cribyn	795	2608
9.	Fan Foel	781	2562
10.	Waun Rydd	769	2523
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the South Wales

Pen y Fan The marker on top of Pen y Fan at dusk on a hazy day in early September 2014 (2014-09-04). Photo by Marcus Lostracco. Click here for larger-size photo.	Picws Du Picws Du (Carmarthenshire, Wales) (2014-08-06). Photo by Filippo Ceragioli. Click here for larger-size photo.
Fan Fawr Fan Fawr Summit (2016-12-28). Photo by James Woolley. Click here for larger-size photo.	Rhos Dirion Panorama view on ascent of Twmpa towards Rhos Dirion (2017-11-01). Photo by Dan Kenyon. Click here for larger-size photo.
Hay Bluff Hay Bluff Summit (2016-08-20). Photo by James Woolley. Click here for larger-size photo.	Cefn yr Ystrad Cefn yr Ystrad Photo by Jenny Lewis. Click here for larger-size photo.
Mynydd Troed Mynydd Troed Summit (2016-09-24). Photo by James Woolley. Click here for larger-size photo.	Sugar Loaf An autumn view of the sugar loaf (right) and Ysgyryd Fawr or Skirrid (left) from the broad back of Bryn Arw (2017-11-13). Photo by David Howells. Click here for larger-size photo.
Ysgyryd Fawr An autumn view of the sugar loaf (right) and Ysgyryd Fawr or Skirrid (left) from the broad back of Bryn Arw (2017-11-13). Photo by David Howells. Click here for larger-size photo.	Bryn Arw An autumn view of the sugar loaf (right) and Ysgyryd Fawr or Skirrid (left) from the broad back of Bryn Arw (2017-11-13). Photo by David Howells. Click here for larger-size photo.

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