Štrba tarn

Slovakia / Presovsky / Svit /
'Štrbské pleso' is a picturesque mountain lake of glacial origin in the High Tatras in the settlement Štrbské Pleso (spelled with a capital P) in Slovakia.

Basic data:
* altitude: 1346 m
* area: 19,76 ha
* water volume: 1284 m3
* max. depth: 20 m
* length: 640 m
* width: 600 m
* days of ice coverage: 155 days a year
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Štrbské_pleso
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   49°7'20"N   20°3'27"E

Comments

  • This is the real location of Strbske pleso. The previous location pointed at Popradske pleso.
  • European Championships Speed-skating were held here in on 3-4 february 1900.
This article was last modified 15 years ago