Štrbské pleso

Štrbské pleso
Štrbské pleso
Location High Tatras
Coordinates 49°07′21″N 20°03′30″E / 49.1225°N 20.05833°E / 49.1225; 20.05833Coordinates: 49°07′21″N 20°03′30″E / 49.1225°N 20.05833°E / 49.1225; 20.05833
Lake type moraine-dammed
Primary inflows Underground
Primary outflows Underground
Basin countries Slovakia
Max. length 640 m (0.40 mi)
Max. width 600 m (0.37 mi)
Surface area 19.76 ha (648,000 ft)
Max. depth 20 m (66 ft)
Water volume 1284 cubic kilometers
Surface elevation 1,346 m (4,416 ft)
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. It is the second largest glacial lake on the Slovak side of the High Tatras, after Hincovo pleso. Maximum depth is 20 meters.

Description

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 (3,200 m2).[2] It is fed by underground springs and has no visible outflow stream. Its surface remains frozen for around 155 days per year.[3]

Frozen over for 155 days a year

See also

References

  1. ^ Miloš Janoška, Sprievodca po Tatrách. 1911.
  2. ^ "Top 10 of the High Tatras." vysoke-tatry.sk
  3. ^ "Štrbské pleso." Encyklopédia regiónu Vysoké Tatry. vysoke-tatry.info

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