Sub-Tatra Trench Explained
| Sub-Tatra Trench |
| Native Name: | Rów Podtatrzański |
| Native Name Lang: | pl |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Poland |
| Area Total Km2: | 130 |
Sub-Tatra Trench (Polish: Rów Podtatrzański; Slovakian: Podtatranská brázda) (514.14) - a mesoregion located below the Tatra Mountains, part of the Orava-Podhale Depression. The trench divides the Choč and Tatra Mountains from the Spisko-Gubałowski Plateau.[1]
The region is located between 700 and 1000 m.a.s.l., formed from Eocene marlstone slates (Podhalański Flysch).[2]
Notes and References
- Book: Paryski. Zofia Radwańska-Paryska, Witold Henryk. Wielka encyklopedia tatrzańska. 2004. Wydawnictwo Górskie. Poronin. 83-7104-009-1.
- Book: Kondracki. Jerzy. Geografia regionalna Polski. 1998. Wydawn. Naukowe PWN. Warszawa. 83-01-12479-2. Wyd. 1.
- Book: Cukierski. oprac. aut. i red. Michał Siwicki ; tekst Witold Czajka ; cieniowanie Mieczysław. Dookoła Tatr : atrakcje turystyczne : mapa samochodowa, rowerowa i narciarska : 1:100 000 = tourist map = Wanderkarte = turistická mapa = turističeskaâ karta|date=2006|publisher=Zakład Kartograficzny Sygnatura|location=Zielona Góra|isbn=978-83-87873-44-8|edition=Wyd. 4.}} In Poland, the area has a total length of 20 km and a total surface area of 130 km². The regional valleyss incline in the north, covered with alluvial fans, formed via upper course river flow. The Zakopane Valley has three gravel top soil coverings from three separate glacial periods. The western part and eastern borderlands of the Podtatrzański Trench are forested. The main brooks that drain through the valley are the Czarny Dunajec, as well as the Zakopianka and Poroniec (sourced from the Biały Dunajec).[2]
The region is characterised by the settlement areas of Zakopane, as well as Kościelisko, Małe Ciche and Murzasichle.
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