The
Western Tatras ( ; ) 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.
See also
- Eastern Tatras – mountain range
bordering the Western Tatras in the east
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