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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 Tatra Mountains form a natural border between Poland to the north and Slovakia to the south, and the two countries have cooperated since the early 20th century on efforts to protect the area. Slovakia created an adjoining national park , and UNESCO later designated the area a transboundary biosphere reserve .
The Western Tatras (Slovak: Západné Tatry; Polish: Tatry Zachodnie) are mountains in the Tatras, part of the Carpathian Mountains, located on the Polish-Slovak border. The mountains border the High Tatras in the east, Podtatranská kotlina in the south, Choč Mountains in the west and Rów Podtatrzański in the north.
The Tatra National Park protects the Slovak areas of the High Tatras mountain range in the Eastern Tatras (Východné Tatry) ranges, and areas of the Western Tatras (Západné Tatry) ranges. [1] The west part of the Tatra National Park is situated in the Žilina Region and the east part in the Prešov Region.
Mnich (English: Monk) is a mountain situated in the High Tatras mountain range in Poland, towering over the nearby Morskie Oko lake. It has an elevation of 2,068 meters above sea level. It has an elevation of 2,068 meters above sea level.
Some experts believe that the small permanent water bodies known as Batizovské oká situated above 2,200 meters, should hold the record, but they are often omitted from most maps. [4] In the Polish Tatra Mountains, the lowest lake is Toporowy Staw Niżni (1,089 m), and the highest is Zadni Mnichowy Stawek (2,070 m). [1]