With beautiful scenery and snow-clad peaks, the Tatra are a popular tourist destination and home to an abundance of wildlife. The Polish and Slovak Tatra have numerous trails to suit all abilities.
The Tatras have a similar appearance to the Alps, and they are the highest mountain range in the Carpathians. They are a popular winter sports destination and also with hikers during the summer months, due to their easy accessibility. The subject of several border disputes in the past, it is now possible to cross the border at any point between Poland and Slovakia, over the Tatras.
Compact in size (only 80km long and as little as 10km wide in places), the Tatras have two major mountain chains: the Western Tatras; and the Eastern Tatras, which comprise the Belianske Tatras and High Tatras (with 25 peaks exceeding 2,500m). There are several popular ski resorts within the High Tatras, including Zakopane in Poland.
The Tatras form a barrier to air movement in the whole region and fall within the temperate zone of central Europe. They are home to a diverse flora and fauna including mammals such as Tatra chamois, Alpine marmot, wolf and red deer, 200 species of bird and exceptional plantlife.
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