Štrbské pleso
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| Štrbské pleso | |
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| Location | High Tatras |
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| Lake type | moraine-dammed |
| Primary inflows | underground |
| Primary outflows | underground |
| Basin countries | Slovakia |
| Max. length | 640 m |
| Max. width | 600 m |
| Surface area | 19.76 ha |
| Max. depth | 20 m |
| Water volume | 1,284 m³ |
| Surface elevation | 1,346 m |
| Frozen | > 155 days/year |
| Islands | limited rocks |
| Settlements | Štrbské Pleso |
Štrbské pleso (Hungarian: Csorbató or Csorba-tó, German: Tschirmer See, Polish: Szczyrbskie jezioro) is a picturesque mountain lake of glacial origin and a top tourist destination in the High Tatras, Slovakia.
Štrbské pleso is now part of the neighborhood of Štrbské Pleso (spelled with a capital P). It is on the municipal lands of the village of Štrba, after which Štrbské pleso ("Lake Štrba") is now named. The word pleso ("tarn") is applied only to mountain lakes. The locals used to call it "the puddle" or "pond" (mláka) in the past.[1] It is the second largest glacial lake on the Slovak side of the High Tatras, after Hincovo pleso to which it loses by 0.8 acres.[2] It is fed by underground springs and has no visible outflow stream. Its surface remains frozen for around 155 days per year.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Miloš Janoška, Sprievodca po Tatrách. 1911.
- ^ "Top 10 of the High Tatras." vysoke-tatry.sk
- ^ "Štrbské pleso." Encyklopédia regiónu Vysoké Tatry. vysoke-tatry.info
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