Veľká Fatra
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Veľká Fatra (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʋeʎkaː ˈfatra]; also Great Fatra or Greater Fatra; Hungarian: Nagy-Fátra) is a mountain range in the Western Carpathians in Slovakia.[1] The Veľká Fatra lie to the southeast of the better known Malá (Lesser) Fatra mountains and are less developed, as well as being lower.[2]
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Veľká Fatra | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Ostredok |
Elevation | 1,596 m (5,236 ft) |
Coordinates | 48°53′57″N 19°04′54″E |
Dimensions | |
Length | 45 km (28 mi) NE-SW |
Width | 20 km (12 mi) NW-SW |
Geography | |
Country | Slovakia |
Regions | Žilina and Banská Bystrica |
Districts | Ružomberok, Turčianske Teplice and Banská Bystrica |
Subdivisions | Hôľna Fatra, Braľná Fatra, Šípska Fatra, Zvolen and Revúcke podolie |
Range coordinates | 48°55′N 19°04′E |
Parent range | Fatra-Tatra Area |
Borders on | Lesser Fatra, Turiec Basin, Žiar, Kremnica Mountains, Low Tatra and Chočské vrchy |
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