The Serpentine
The Serpentine is a 40-acre recreational lake in Hyde Park, London, England, created in 1730 at the behest of Queen Caroline. Although it is common to refer to the entire body of water as the Serpentine, the name refers in the strict sense only to the eastern half of the lake.
- Pond
- …has a surface elevation of around 50 feet (10 metres)
- …is also known as “Serpentine”
- Description: lake in Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hyde Park and Royal Albert Hall.
Hyde Park
Hyde Park is a 350-acre, historic Grade I-listed urban park in Westminster, Greater London.
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knightsbridge and Belgravia.
Knightsbridge
Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park.
The Serpentine
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Latitude
51.50524° or 51° 30′ 19″ north
Longitude
-0.16643° or 0° 9′ 59″ west
Open location code
9C3XGR4M+3C
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“The Serpentine” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “السربينتين”
- Basque: “Serpentine lakua”
- Basque: “Serpentine”
- Breton: “The Serpentine”
- Catalan: “Llac Serpentine”
- Catalan: “Serpentine River”
- Catalan: “Serpentine”
- Catalan: “The Serpentine”
- Chinese: “九曲湖”
- Chinese: “曲水湖”
- Chinese: “瑟彭泰恩河”
- Dutch: “Serpentine”
- French: “Serpentine”
- German: “The Serpentine”
- Hebrew: “אגם הסרפנטיין”
- Hebrew: “אגם הסרפנטין”
- Hebrew: “אגם סרפנטיין”
- Hebrew: “אגם סרפנטין”
- Hebrew: “הסרפנטיין”
- Hebrew: “הסרפנטין”
- Irish: “The Serpentine”
- Italian: “Serpentine Lake”
- Japanese: “サーペンタイン・レイク”
- Japanese: “サーペンタイン池”
- Japanese: “サーペンタイン湖”
- Korean: “서펜타인”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Serpentine”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “The Serpentine”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Serpentine”
- Norwegian: “Serpentine”
- Persian: “سرپنتاین”
- Polish: “Serpentine”
- Russian: “Серпентайн”
- Spanish: “Lago Serpentine”
- Swedish: “Serpentine”
- Swedish: “The Serpentine”
- Turkish: “The Serpentine”
- Ukrainian: “Серпентин”
- Venetian: “Serpentine Lake”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tyburn Brook and The Royal Parks.
London: Highlights
Learn more about South Kensington-Chelsea and Heathrow Airport.
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