Mały Staw
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  Mały Staw Location of Mały Staw within the Central Krkonoše | |
| Location | Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Coordinates | 50°44′54.22″N 15°42′3.72″E / 50.7483944°N 15.7010333°E |
| Type | Lake |
| Surface area | 2.8 ha (6.9 acres) |
| Average depth | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 1,183 m (3,881 ft) |
Mały Staw (1,183 m (3,881 ft), Polish for The Small Pond, Kleiner Teich in german) is a natural lake of glacial origin in the Krkonoše mountains in western Poland. It is situated in the Polish Karkonosze National Park at the bottom of the cirque, on the southern slope of the Smogornia mountain, 1 km south of Wielki Staw.[1]
With its area of 2.8 hectares,[2] it is the second biggest glacial lake in the whole range. Its depth reaches 7 m. The place is accessible from the Polish-Czech Friendship Trail (red marks) and a blue marked short distance trail from Równia pod Śnieżką. A mountain hut Samotnia is situated on the north shore.
References
[edit]- ^ "Kotły Małego i Wielkiego Stawu". Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ^ "Kocioł Małego Stawu". Archived from the original on 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
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