Snowdon
On a clear day you can see Ireland, Pembrokeshire, England and Scotland from the summit, which is 1085 meters high. Every year 350,000 people reach the summit of Snowdon, some travelling on the train that's been running since 1896. There are 6 ridges to Snowdon and several valleys that were formed during the ice age.
1. Yr Wyddfa
2. Crib y Ddisgyl
3. Crib Goch
4. Bwlch y Saethau
5. Y Lliwedd
6. Llyn Glaslyn
7. Bwlch y Moch
8. Llyn Llydaw
Yr Wyddfa
O’r copa 1085 medr o uchder, ar ddiwrnod braf gellir gweld Iwerddon, Sir Benfro, Lloegr a’r Alban. Mae 350,000 o bobl yn cyrraedd copa’r Wyddfa bob blwyddyn, rhai ohonynt yn teithio ar y trên sy’n gwneud y daith bellach ers 1896. Mae 6 crib i’r wyddfa a sawl cwm a ffurfiwyd yn oes yr iâ rhai.
Backrgound: Paul Thomas
Born on the slopes of Snowdonia he had to move away to work in order to appreciate the beauty that was on his threshold. He came to appreciate the landscape by taking his children to the mountains to teach them how to read contours on maps. This inspired him to create a vision of his
favourite mountains through his 3D work.
Cefndir Paul Thomas
Yn enedigol o lethrau’r Wyddfa roedd yn rhaid iddo symud i ffwrdd i weithio er mwyn gwerthfawrogi’r harddwch oedd ar garreg ei ddrws. Daeth i werthfawrogi’r tirlun wrth fynd a’i blant i’r mynyddoedd i’w dysgu sut i
ddarllen cyfuchliniau ar fapiau. Trodd hyn yn syniad o greu ei hoff fynyddoedd yn weledol, ar ffurf ei waith 3D.
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