The Tatra Mountains, Tatras, are a series of mountains within the Western Carpathians that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland. They are the highest mountains in the Carpathians. The Tatras are distinct from the Low Tatras, a separate Slovak mountain range further south.
Crater Lake National Park is a national park of the United States located in southern Oregon. Established in 1902, Crater Lake is the fifth-oldest national park in the United States and the only national park in Oregon. The park encompasses the caldera of Crater Lake, a remnant of Mount Mazama, a destroyed volcano, and the surrounding hills and forests.
Rysy is a mountain in the crest of the High Tatras, eastern part of the Tatra Mountains, lying on the border between Poland and Slovakia. Rysy has three summits: the middle at 2,501 m (8,205 ft); the north-western at 2,500 m (8,202 ft); and the south-eastern at 2,473 m (8,114 ft). The north-western summit is the highest point of Poland and belongs to the Crown of Polish Mountains; the other two summits are on the Slovak side of the border.
Podhale, sometimes referred to as the Polish Highlands, is Poland's southernmost region. The Podhale is located in the foothills of the Tatra range of the Carpathian Mountains. It is the most famous region of the Goral Lands which are a network of historical regions inhabited by Gorals.
The High Tatras or High Tatra Mountains, are a mountain range along the border of northern Slovakia in the Prešov Region, and southern Poland in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. They are a range of the Tatra Mountains chain.
Tatra National Park is a national park located in the Tatra Mountains in Tatra County, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in central-southern Poland. The park is headquartered in the town of Zakopane.
Morskie Oko, or Eye of the Sea in English, is the largest and fourth-deepest lake in the Tatra Mountains, in southern Poland. It is located deep within the Tatra National Park in the Rybi Potok Valley, of the High Tatras mountain range at the base of the Mięguszowiecki Summits, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. In 2014, The Wall Street Journal recognized the lake as one of the five most beautiful lakes in the world.
Cochlearia tatrae, the Tatra scurvy-grass, is a flowering plant of the genus Cochlearia in the family Brassicaceae. The plant is endemic to and named after the Tatra Mountains, which in northern Slovakia and southern Poland.
Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Wielki or the Mięguszowiecki Grand Peak is a mountain in the Tatra Mountains, Poland, located on the Slovak-Polish border.
The Polish–Czech Friendship Trail is a public walking path in the Giant Mountains. The path runs on both sides of the Czech–Polish border, along the main ridge and crosses or traverses all its summits. The maintenance of the trail is performed by the staff of both adjacent national parks: the Polish Karkonosze National Park and the Czech Krkonoše National Park. The start point is located on Szrenica and the end in the Okraj pass / Pomezní boudy; the length of the trail is approx. 30 km; the level of difficulty is moderate. The trail partially overlaps with ski trails. The trail is marked with red stripe signs. Many places at the trail are equipped with two signposts parallelly: with Polish one in Polish language according to Polish standards, with distances in hours, and with Czech one in Czech language according to Czech standards, with distances in kilometers.
Poland is a country that extends across the North European Plain from the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south to the sandy beaches of the Baltic Sea in the north. Poland is the fifth-most populous country of the European Union and the ninth-largest country in Europe by area. The territory of Poland covers approximately 312,696 km2 (120,733 sq mi), of which 98.52% is land and 1.48% is water. The Polish coastline was estimated at 770 km (478 mi) in length. Poland's highest point is Rysy, at 2,500 m (8,202 ft).
Kościelec is a mountain in the High Tatras in the Gąsienicowa Valley of Poland.
Wielki Staw Polski - is a tarn located in the High Tatras, at an elevation of 1,665 metres in the Valley of the Five Polish Lakes, by the slope of the Miedziane. It's the second-largest lake by area in the Tatra Mountains, just after Morskie Oko. The lake is located in Poland in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
The Kościeliska is a valley in Poland, in Tatra Mountains, Western Tatras, Poland. It stretches from the village of Kiry, about 9 km, right up to the main ridge of the Tatras. Halfway up is the Ornak mountain refuge, built in 1948. Is reached by road from Zakopane - 7 km.
Klemens "Klimek" Bachleda was a pioneering Polish mountain guide and mountain rescuer in Austria-Hungary. He died during an unsuccessful mountain rescue attempt in the High Tatras.
Mickiewicz Falls is a waterfall in the Tatra National Park, Lesser Poland, consisting of three main cascades dropping a total of 10 metres (33 ft).
Black Lake Falls is a waterfall located in the Tatra National Park, High Tatras, Poland, dropping a total of approximately 40 metres (130 ft). The waterfall has been formed on the Black Lake Stream in the Rybi Potok Valley and flows out of Lake Czarny Staw pod Rysami located over Lake Morskie Oko. The waterfall falls down in two main cascades, the upper one lies at 1,570 metres (5,150 ft) above sea level while the lower one is at 1,460 metres (4,790 ft).
The 2003 Tatra Mountains avalanche was an avalanche that occurred on 28 January 2003, sweeping away nine out of a thirteen-member group heading to the summit of Rysy in the Tatra Mountains. The participants of the trip were students from the Leon Kruczkowski High School in Tychy and individuals associated with the school's sports club Pion.
The Tatra lakes comprise approximately 200 bodies of water, excluding smaller and seasonal lakes, located within the Tatra Mountains. Of these, around 40 lakes are situated in the Polish Tatras, while the remainder are found on the Slovak side of the range. They are known for their clear waters and scenic surroundings, making them popular destinations for outdoor activities such as hiking and photography.
