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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Tatra or Tatras , Pol. and Slovak Tatry, highest group of the Carpathian mountain system, in E central Europe. The High Tatra (Slovak Vysoké Tatry, Pol. Tatry Wysokie ) extends c.40 mi (60 km) along the Polish-Slovakian border; its highest peak, Gerlachovský (8,711 ft/2,655 m) is in Slovakia. The Low Tatra, Slovak Nízké Tatry, lies entirely in Slovakia; it rises to 6,702 ft (2,043 m) in the Dumbier. The extensively glaciated mountains have numerous lakes, moraines, and hanging valleys. Tatra National Park (est. 1948) extends on both sides of the international... Read more

Váh
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , Hung. Vág, river, c.245 mi (390 km) long, Slovakia. It is formed by the union of the Biély Váh, rising in the High Tatra, and the Cierny Váh, rising in the Low Tatra, and flows SW into the Danube at Komárno. The Orava and Nitra rivers are its chief tributaries. Read more

Vah River
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia River, western Slovakia. Rising in the Tatra Mountains, it flows west and south for 242 mi (390 km) before entering the Danube River at Komarno. There are numerous hydroelectric-power stations along it. Vah River Vah River Vah River Read more

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