Lake District within the National Park, including Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England. It also contains the deepest and largest natural lakes in England, Wast Water and Windermere respectively. The Lake District National Park includes all of the central Lake District, though the town of Kendal, some coastal areas, and the Lakeland Peninsulas are outside the park boundary. The area was designated a national park on 9 May 1951 (less than a month after the first UK national park designation — the Peak District). It retained its original boundaries until 2016 when it was extended by 3% in the direction of
Lake Chicot explorer Hernando De Soto is buried in Lake Chicot. He died in 1542 during his expedition through the Southeast of North America. American pilot Charles Lindbergh, known for making the first transatlantic flight, made his first ever nighttime flight over Lake Chicot and Lake Village in April 1923. Lake Chicot Lake Chicot ( ) is a lake adjacent to the Mississippi River. Lake Village is on the west side of the lake. It is the largest oxbow lake in North America and the largest natural lake in Arkansas, formed 600 years ago by the meandering of the Mississippi River. The