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Torfowiska Orawsko-Nowotarskie

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English name:
Orawa-Nowy Targ Peatbogs

Centralne Karpaty Zachodnie

Torfowiska Orawsko-Nowotarskie

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Landscapes of Orawa and Nowy Targ Peatbog

Orawa and Nowy Targ Peatbog is one of the biggest active raised bogs in Poland. Peatbogs, called "puscizny" (empty lands), lie in Kotlina Orawsko-Nowotarska (Orawa-Nowy Targ Valley). They stretch over the area of 7363 ha, from Chyzne through Czarny Dunajec to Nowy Targ.

Orawa and Nowy Targ Peatbogs

A unique complex of active raised bogs, one of the biggest in Poland, has developed in the area of Orawa and Nowy Targ. Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter. Peat forms in wetlands or peatlands, variously called bogs.

Centralne Karpaty Zachodnie occupy the area of about 1.1 thousand km² which makes 0.3% of area of the country and 7% of the whole area located in most... more»

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Tatra National Park

Tatra National Park was established to protect the highest mountains in Poland - the Tatra Mountains. It is located in the southern part of Poland, on the border with the Slovak Republic.

Morskie Oko is the largest lake in the Polish part of the Tatra Mountains. It covers the area of 34.9 ha, and is 50.8 deep. It lies 1395m asl.