Štrbské pleso

{{Short description|Lake in the High Tatra Mountains, Slovakia}}

{{For|the neighborhood|Štrbské Pleso}}

{{Infobox body of water

| name = Štrbské pleso

| image = Strbske Pleso - Mountains 2.jpg

| caption = Štrbské pleso

| image_bathymetry =

| caption_bathymetry =

|pushpin_map=Slovakia

| location = High Tatras

| coords = {{coord|49|07|21|N|20|03|30|E|region:SK_type:waterbody_source:dewiki|display=inline,title}}

| type = moraine-dammed

| inflow = Underground

| outflow = Underground

| catchment =

| basin_countries = Slovakia

| length = {{convert|640|m|mi|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|600|m|mi|abbr=on}}

| area = {{convert|19.76|ha|acre|1|abbr=on}}

| depth =

| max-depth = {{convert|20|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| volume = {{convert|1.284|hm3|acre.ft|abbr=on}}

| residence_time =

| shore =

| elevation = {{convert|1346|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| frozen = more than 155 days/year

| islands = Limited rocks

| cities = Štrbské Pleso

}}

File:Strbske Pleso winter.jpg

Štrbské pleso ({{audio|Strbske_Pleso.wav|pronunciation}}, {{langx|de|Tschirmer See}}, {{langx|pl|Szczyrbskie jezioro}}, {{langx|hu|Csorbató}} or {{lang|hu|Csorba-tó}}) 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 Veľké Hincovo pleso. Maximum depth is 20 metres (66 ft).

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.Miloš Janoška, Sprievodca po Tatrách. 1911. It is the second-largest glacial lake on the Slovak side of the High Tatras, after Hincovo Pleso, to which it loses by {{convert|0.8|acre|m2}}.[http://www.vysoke-tatry.sk/10naj/en.html "Top 10 of the High Tatras"]. vysoke-tatry.sk It is fed by underground springs and has no visible outflow stream. Its surface remains frozen for around 155 days per year.[http://www.vysoke-tatry.info/vyklad.php?tatry=343 "Štrbské pleso."] Encyklopédia regiónu Vysoké Tatry. vysoke-tatry.info

See also

References

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Category:Lakes of Slovakia

Category:Spiš

Category:Lakes of the High Tatras

Category:Glacial lakes

Category:Geography of Prešov Region

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