Low Tatra
mountain range, Slovakia
Also known as: Lower Tatras, Nízke Tatry
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Carpathian Mountains
- In Carpathian Mountains: Physiography of the Carpathian Mountains
…Spiš basins, run the parallel Lower Tatras, similar in geologic structure but lower (Ďumbier Peak, 6,703 feet) and with a less conspicuous glacial relief. Along the boundary line between the Outer and the Central Western Carpathians extends a narrow strip of klippen (limestone) rocks, which, north of the Tatras, has…
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physiography of Slovakia
- In Slovakia: Relief
…the south of them, the Low Tatra (Nízke Tatry) Mountains, which reach elevations of about 6,500 feet (2,000 meters) (see Tatra Mountains). Farther to the south are the Inner Western Carpathian Mountains, which extend into Hungary and contain the economically important Slovak Ore (Slovenské Rudohorie) Mountains.
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