Veľké Hincovo pleso

Veľké Hincovo pleso is the biggest and deepest mountain lake of glacial origin in the , . The maximum depth is 53 metres. Its surface remains frozen for around 270 days per year.
  • Lake
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,949 metres (6,394 feet)
  • …is also known as “Large Hincovo Lake”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vyšné Kôprovské sedlo and Malé Hincovo pleso.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hińczowa Zatoka and Wyżnie Solnisko.

Veľké Hincovo pleso

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Latitude
49.17901° or 49° 10′ 44″ north
Longitude
20.0595° or 20° 3′ 34″ east
Open location code
8GX253H5+JR
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Ukrainian—“Veľké Hincovo pleso” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Veľké Hincovo pleso”
  • Cebuano: “Veľké Hincovo Pleso”
  • Czech: “Veľké Hincovo pleso”
  • Dutch: “Veľké Hincovo pleso”
  • French: “Veľké Hincovo pleso”
  • German: “Großer Hinzensee”
  • German: “Veľké Hincovo pleso”
  • Greek: “Βελκέ Χιντσοβό”
  • Hungarian: “Nagy-Hincó-tó”
  • Lithuanian: “Velke Hincovo Plesas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Veľké Hincovo pleso”
  • Norwegian: “Veľké Hincovo pleso”
  • Polish: “Wielki Hińczowy Staw”
  • Polish: “Wielki Staw Hińczowy”
  • Russian: “Вельке Гинцово Плесо”
  • Russian: “Вельке-Гинцово-Плесо”
  • Rusyn: “Вельке Гинцово плесо”
  • Slovak: “Veľké Hincovo pleso”
  • Turkish: “Veľké Hincovo pleso”
  • Ukrainian: “Вельке Гінцово плесо”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ucho and Zadná poľana.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Malé Hincovo pleso and Hincove oká.

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