Western Tatras

Western Tatras

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other_name = _sk. Západné Tatry
other_name1 = _pl. Tatry Zachodnie



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The Western Tatras ( _sk. Západné Tatry; _pl. Tatry Zachodnie) are mountains in the Tatras, part of the Carpathian Mountains, located on the Polish-Slovak borders. The mountains border the High Tatras in the east. In Slovakia, they are partially located in the traditional regions of Liptov and Orava.

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); and Giewont (1,894 m), in Poland.

Geology and ecology

The Western Tatras are protected by Tatranský národný park in Slovakia and Tatrzański Park Narodowy in Poland.

ee also

*Eastern Tatras – mountain range bordering the Western Tatras in the east

References 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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