Štrbské pleso
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Štrbské pleso 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.
(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. 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 (3,237.5 m²). It is fed by underground springs and has no visible outflow stream. Its surface remains frozen for around 155 days per year.
Tarn (lake)
A tarn is a mountain lake or pool, formed in a cirque excavated by a glacier. A moraine may form a natural dam below a tarn. A corrie may be called a cirque.The word is derived from the Old Norse word tjörn meaning pond...
of glacial origin and a top tourist destination in the High Tatras
High Tatras
High Tatras or High Tatra are a mountain range on the borders between Slovakia and Poland. They are a part of the Tatra Mountains...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. It is the second largest glacial lake
Glacial lake
A glacial lake is a lake with origins in a melted glacier. Near the end of the last glacial period, roughly 10,000 years ago, glaciers began to retreat. A retreating glacier often left behind large deposits of ice in hollows between drumlins or hills. As the ice age ended, these melted to create...
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 PlesoŠtrbské Pleso
Štrbské Pleso with its large glacial mountain lake is a favorite ski, tourist, and health resort in the High Tatras, Slovakia. With extensive parking facilities and a stop on the Tatra trolley and rack railway, it is a starting point for a host of popular hikes including to Kriváň and...
(spelled with a capital P). It is on the municipal lands of the village of Štrba
Štrba
Štrba is a village in the Poprad District, Prešov Region, northern Slovakia. It is situated in the Sub-Tatra Basin, which separates the High Tatras and Low Tatras at the European continental divide between the Baltic and the Black Sea. It is approximately 16 km west of the city of...
, 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. It is the second largest glacial lake
Glacial lake
A glacial lake is a lake with origins in a melted glacier. Near the end of the last glacial period, roughly 10,000 years ago, glaciers began to retreat. A retreating glacier often left behind large deposits of ice in hollows between drumlins or hills. As the ice age ended, these melted to create...
on the Slovak side of the High Tatras, after Hincovo pleso to which it loses by 0.8 acres (3,237.5 m²). It is fed by underground springs and has no visible outflow stream. Its surface remains frozen for around 155 days per year.