Tatra Mountains - the highest part of the mountain range Carpathians (Western Carpathians).
The Tatra Mountains are protected by the establishment in their area Tatra National Park. The border runs through them Polish-Slovak. The highest peak is Gerlach (2655 m above sea level) on the Slovak side. On the Polish side Scratches (2499 m above sea level). About 20% of the total area of the Tatra Mountains is within the borders of Poland.
The Tatras are divided into two main parts: Western Tatras and Eastern Tatras. The latter were also divided into the High Tatras and the Belianske Tatras lying entirely in Slovakia. The highest in the Western Tatras is Bystra (2248 m above sea level), on the Polish side - Starorobociański Wierch (2176 m above sea level). In the Belianske Tatras - Hawrań (2152 m above sea level). Rysy and Starorobociański Wierch are located on the state border. The highest Polish peaks are: in the Western Tatras - Giewont (1894 m above sea level), in Wysokie - Kozi Wierch (2291 m above sea level). The western part is lower, less steep and mainly composed of sedimentary rocks. There are many caves and other elements of the karst relief. The High Tatras are rocky, very steep, built, among others from granites. The effects of Pleistocene glaciers are much more common there.
- U-shaped valleys, e.g. the Roztoka Valley
- suspended (hanging) valleys - Buczynowa Dolinka
- glacial lakes - Czarny Staw pod Rysami
- moraines, e.g. the moraine embankment by the Morskie Oko Lake.
Belianske Tatras are the smallest and the lowest. The largest city in the Tatra Mountains is buried.