- Western Tatras
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name = Western Tatras
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other_name = _sk. Západné Tatry
other_name1 = _pl. Tatry Zachodnie
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image_caption = Western Tatras in winter
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highest_elevation = 2248.4
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map_first =The Western Tatras ( _sk. Západné Tatry; _pl. Tatry Zachodnie) are mountains in the
Tatras , part of theCarpathian Mountains , located on the Polish-Slovak borders. The mountains border theHigh Tatras in the east. In Slovakia, they are partially located in the traditional regions ofLiptov andOrava .The highest peak is Bystrá at 2,248 meters in Slovakia. Other notable mountains include Jakubiná (2,194 m) Baranec (2,184 m), Baníkov (2,178 m), Tri kopy (2,136.3 m), Plačlivé (2,125.1 m) and Ostrý Roháč (2,087.5 m) in Slovakia; 3 that border Poland and Slovakia: Vysoký vrch (Polish: "Starorobociański Wierch"; 2,176 m),
Kasprowy Wierch (Slovak: "Kasprov vrch"; 1,987 m) and Volovec ("Wołowiec"; 2,064 m); andGiewont (1,894 m), in Poland.Geology and ecology
The Western Tatras are protected by
Tatranský národný park in Slovakia andTatrzański Park Narodowy in Poland.ee also
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Eastern Tatras – mountain range bordering the Western Tatras in the eastReferences and external links
* [http://www.summitpost.org/area/range/185284/zapadne-tatry-western-tatra-group.html Western Tatras at SummitPost.org]
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