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This SVG map uses embedded raster graphics to show its topographic structures. Description Tatra Mountains location map.svg English: Location map of Tatra Mountains .
The Tatras are distinct from the Low Tatras (Slovak: Nízke Tatry), a separate Slovak mountain range further south. The Tatra Mountains occupy an area of 785 square kilometres (303 sq mi), of which about 610 square kilometres (236 sq mi) (77.7%) lie within Slovakia and about 175 square kilometres (68 sq mi) (22.3%) within Poland.
Morskie Oko ("Sea Eye"), the largest lake in the Tatra mountains, is found at an elevation of 1,395m and is surrounded by peaks that rise about 1,000m above it. The mountain range borders the Belianske Tatras to the east, the Podtatranská kotlina to the south, and the Western Tatras to the west. Most of the range, and all the highest peaks ...
The park has over 30 mountain lakes, called staw (Polish: pond). These water bodies are an important part of the High Tatra landscape. The largest lakes are: Morskie Oko with an area of 349,000 m 2 and maximum depth of 50.8 metres (167 ft)); and Wielki Staw Polski with an area of 344,000 m 2 and maximum depth of 79.3 metres (260 ft)).
The National Park covers an area of 728 km 2 and its buffer zone covers an area of 1,102 km 2, which makes it the largest national park in Slovakia. It is divided between the Banská Bystrica Region ( Banská Bystrica and Brezno districts), Žilina Region ( Ružomberok and Liptovský Mikuláš districts) and Prešov Region ( Poprad District ).
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Image Slovak name Polish name Height Location & Notes Bystrá: Bystra 2,248.4 m 7,377 ft Liptovské Tatry, the highest peak in Slovak Western Tatras Jakubiná Raczkowa Czuba 2,193.7 m 7,197 ft Baranec Baraniec 2,184.6 m 7,167 ft Baníkov: Banówka 2,178 m 7,146 ft Highest point on the main ridge Klin: Starorobociański Wierch 2,176 m 7,139 ft
The west part of the Tatra National Park is situated in the Žilina Region and the east part in the Prešov Region. The national park covers an area of 738 km 2 (284.9 mi 2), and the buffer zone around the park covers an area of 307 km 2 (118.5 mi 2); 1045 km 2 together. [2]