Nižné Spišské pleso

Nižné Spišské pleso is a lake in , , and has an elevation of 2,000 metres. Nižné Spišské pleso is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Lomnický štít and Ľadový štít.

Peak
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is one of the highest and most visited mountain peaks in the mountains of . Connected by cable car to , its summit is 2,634 metres above sea level, making it the second highest peak in the High Tatras after .

Peak
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is the third highest of the , in , and in the whole 1,500 km long mountain chain, as well as in northern and eastern Central Europe.

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The is an astronomical and meteorological observatory located in the in the in , at coordinates and at an altitude of 1,786 metres on the south-eastern slopes of near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hrebienok and Vysoké Tatry.

Locality
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is a small ski resort in the , in northern . It is connected by the Starý Smokovec–Hrebienok funicular to the town of , which is in turn part of the Tatra Electric Railway.

Town
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, formally Mesto is a town at the feet of the Slovak part of in including all the major resorts in that region.

Suburb
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Starý Smokovec is a part of the town of Vysoké Tatry in northern Slovakia in the Tatras. Starý Smokovec is a popular resort for skiing and hiking. It also forms the junction of the Tatra Electric Railway train line, connecting , and .

Nižné Spišské pleso

Latitude
49.19° or 49° 11′ 24″ north
Longitude
20.1966° or 20° 11′ 48″ east
Elevation
2,000 metres (6,562 feet)
Open location code
8GX255RW+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 65398794
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Wiki­data ID
Q11792511
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Satellite Map

Discover Nižné Spišské pleso from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Slovak—“Nižné Spišské pleso” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Nižné Spišské pleso”
  • German: “Nižné Spišské pleso”
  • German: “Unterer Zipser See”
  • Hungarian: “Szepesi-Alsó-tó”
  • Polish: “Dolné Spišské pleso”
  • Polish: “Nižné Spišské pleso”
  • Polish: “Niżni Staw Spiski”
  • Slovak: “Nižné Spišské pleso”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Téry Hut and Prostredné Spišské pleso.

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