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Changes of the Surface Area of Morskie Oko and Wielki Staw in the Tatra Mountains

Quaestiones Geographicae
Volume 42 (2023): Issue 1 (March 2023)
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|Oct 2022

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1

General view at Morskie Oko and its surroundings from south (Choiński 2021).
General view at Morskie Oko and its surroundings from south (Choiński 2021).

Fig. 2

General view at Wielki Staw and its surroundings (Choiński 1998).
General view at Wielki Staw and its surroundings (Choiński 1998).

Fig. 3

Rockfall from the wall of Mięguszowiecki Szczyt moving towards Morskie Oko on 22 October 2021 (Denega 2021).
Rockfall from the wall of Mięguszowiecki Szczyt moving towards Morskie Oko on 22 October 2021 (Denega 2021).

Fig. 4

General view at the southern shore of Morskie Oko which was reached by the face of rockfalls (Choiński 2016).
General view at the southern shore of Morskie Oko which was reached by the face of rockfalls (Choiński 2016).

Fig. 5

One of the rockfall tongues photographed from a short distance from the water surface. One can clearly see the contact of freshly deposited mantle that penetrated the lake (Choiński 2016).
One of the rockfall tongues photographed from a short distance from the water surface. One can clearly see the contact of freshly deposited mantle that penetrated the lake (Choiński 2016).

Fig. 6

Avalanche field on the surface of Morskie Oko which was formed on 2 February 2022 (Denega 2022).
Avalanche field on the surface of Morskie Oko which was formed on 2 February 2022 (Denega 2022).

Fig. 7

Fragments of dwarf pine deposited by a snow avalanche on 2 February 2022 on the surface of the cover (Zieliński 2022).
Fragments of dwarf pine deposited by a snow avalanche on 2 February 2022 on the surface of the cover (Zieliński 2022).

Fig. 8

Changes in the course of the shoreline in the southern part of Morskie Oko. Source: orthophotomap from the resources of GUGiK.
Changes in the course of the shoreline in the southern part of Morskie Oko. Source: orthophotomap from the resources of GUGiK.

Fig. 9

An example of a northern part of the shore of Morskie Oko that is composed of boulders with relatively vertical walls; thus, water-level fluctuations do not influence the changes in surface area (Choiński 2016).
An example of a northern part of the shore of Morskie Oko that is composed of boulders with relatively vertical walls; thus, water-level fluctuations do not influence the changes in surface area (Choiński 2016).

Fig. 10

An example of a section of shoreline, determination of which is difficult. It results from the fact that it is dispersed by boulders which form very small islands. The water surface between them is so diverse, and it forms an obstacle in finding the ‘solid ground’ (Choiński 2016).
An example of a section of shoreline, determination of which is difficult. It results from the fact that it is dispersed by boulders which form very small islands. The water surface between them is so diverse, and it forms an obstacle in finding the ‘solid ground’ (Choiński 2016).

Surface areas of Morskie Oko and Wielki Staw in the period from 1880 to 2021_

Morskie OkoWielki Staw
Year1Author/sourceArea [ha]Year1Author/sourceArea [ha]
1880E. Dziewulski301880E. Dziewulski33
1910L. Sawicki33.421910L. Sawicki35.78
1934K. Śliwerski34.541934K. Śliwerski34.14
1964Aerial photo 7b_432833.071964Aerial photo 7b_432834.33
2009OrthophotomapM-34-101-A-c-4-132.952009OrthophotomapM-34-101-A-c-1-4M-34-101-A-c-3-234.44
2011A. ChoińskiA. Strzelczak33.39–––
2012J. Urbański et al.32.62–––
2021OrthophotomapM-34-101-A-c-4-132.932021OrthophotomapM-34-101-A-c-1-4M-34-101-A-c-3-234.44
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2023-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103
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Language: English
Page range: 15 - 24
Submitted on: Mar 18, 2022
Published on: Oct 15, 2022
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year
Keywords:
Morskie Oko,
Wielki Staw,
mass movements,
Tatra Mountains,
Tatra National Park
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geography

© 2022 Adam Choiński, Artur Zieliński, published by Adam Mickiewicz University
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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