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Snowdon

Snowdon
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About Snowdon

Snowdon, or Yr Wyddfa, is a mountain in Snowdonia in North Wales. It has an elevation of approx. 1,085 metres (3,560ย ft) above sea level, which makes it both the highest mountain in Wales and the highest in the British Isles south of the Scottish Highlands. Snowdon is designated a national nature reserve for its rare flora and fauna, and is located within Snowdonia National Park.

On the show โ€” 10 mentions total

He has razor sharp teeth, a matted coat and eyes of flames. He has blue earwax that trickles down his chin. He lives alone in an igloo at the top of Mount Snowdon.

from No Such Thing As Unbroadcastable Material, 2015-01-01 at 00:16:12 ยท read transcript

Other times Snowdon came up

  1. Some good some good Patagonian toothfish and they found that quite recently there was an adult female killer whale who got to the depth of one thousand and eighty-seven meters in order to get these fish which is about as deep as Mount Snowden is high.

    504: No Such Thing As Captive Willy, 2023-11-09 ยท listen

  2. If you get big ships that are kind of trying to catch fish at the bottom of the sea, then it's an easy place to get some fish if you're a killer whale. Basically, you go down to where they're catching it, if they're dredging, and you might get some good Patagonian toothfish. They found that quite recently there was an adult female killer whale who got to the depth of 1,087 meters in order to get these fish, which is about as deep as Mount Snowden is high. Wow.

    No Such Thing As Captive Willy, 2023-11-09 ยท listen

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Coordinates: 53.0685, -4.0763

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