Veľké Hincovo pleso

Veľké Hincovo pleso
Location High Tatras
Coordinates 49°10′45″N 20°03′35″E / 49.17917°N 20.05972°E / 49.17917; 20.05972Coordinates: 49°10′45″N 20°03′35″E / 49.17917°N 20.05972°E / 49.17917; 20.05972
Type moraine-dammed
Primary inflows Underground
Basin countries Slovakia
Max. length 740 m (0.46 mi)
Max. width 340 m (0.21 mi)
Surface area 20.1 ha (49.7 acres)
Max. depth 53 m (174 ft)
Surface elevation 1,946 m (6,385 ft)
Frozen 270 days/year

Veľké Hincovo pleso is the biggest and deepest mountain lake of glacial origin in the High Tatras, Slovakia. The maximum depth is 53 metres (174 ft). Its surface remains frozen for around 270 days per year.[1]

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