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High Tatras or High Tatra (Slovak and Czech: Vysoké Tatry, Polish: Tatry Wysokie, Hungarian: Magas Tátra, German: Hohe Tatra) are a mountain range on the borders between Slovakia and Poland. They are a part of the Eastern Tatras Mountains.

The High Tatras, with their 11 peaks over 2500 m AMSL, are, together with the Southern Carpathians, the only mountain ranges with an Alpine character in the whole 1200 km length of the Carpathian Mountains.

The major part and all the highest peaks of the mountains are situated in Slovakia. The highest peak is Gerlachovský štít at 2,655 m. Many rare and endemic animals and plant species are native to the High Tatras. Large predators, such as the bear, Eurasian lynx, marten, wolf and fox live there.

The area is well known for winter sports. Ski resorts include Štrbské pleso, Starý Smokovec and Tatranská Lomnica in Slovakia and Zakopane in Poland. The town of Poprad is the gateway to the Slovak Tatra resorts.

The first European cross-border national park was founded here - Tatra National Park - Tatranský národný park in Slovakia in 1948 and Tatrzański Park Narodowy in Poland in 1954.

Peaks
The 15 highest peaks of the High Tatras - all located in Slovakia - are:

Peak Elevation (m|ft)
Gerlachovský štít 2,655 8,711
Gerlachovská veža 2,642 8,668
Lomnický štít 2,633 8,638
Ľadový štít 2,627 8,619
Pyšný štít 2,623 8,605
Zadný Gerlach 2,616 8,583
Lavínový štít 2,606 8,550
Malý Ľadový štít 2,602 8,537
Kotlový štít 2,601 8,533
Lavínová veža 2,600 8,530
Malý pyšný štít 2,591 8,501
Veľká Litvorová veža 2,581 8 468
Strapatá veža 2,565 8,415
Kežmarský štít 2,556 8,386
Vysoká 2,547 8,356

Mountain lakes:

Major lakes
Morskie Oko - 1,395 m, 51 m deep.
Czarny Staw pod Rysami - 1,583 m, 76 m deep.
Wielki Staw Polski - 1,664 m, 79 m deep.
Štrbské pleso - 1,347 m, 20 m deep.
Veľké Hincovo pleso - 1,945 m, 54 m deep.

Other lakes
Zmrzlé pleso
Ťažké pleso
Ľadové pleso
Batizovské pleso
Veľké Spišské pleso - 2,019 m, 10 m deep.
Veľké Žabie pleso (Mengusovské) - 1,921 m, 7 m deep
Vysne Bielovoeske Zabie pleso - 1,699 m, 25 m deep.
Nizne Bielovodske Zabie pleso - 1,675 m, 21 m deep.
Czarny Staw Gąsienic - 1,624 m, 51 m deep.

from en.wikipedia.org

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