Lesser Fatra
| Malá Fatra | |
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| Malá Fatra | |
The main ridge of the Kriváň part of Malá Fatra
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Veľký Kriváň |
| Elevation | 1,709 m (5,607 ft) |
| Coordinates | 49°11′16″N 19°01′51″E / 49.18769°N 19.03088°E |
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 Malá Fatra
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| Country | Slovakia |
| States/Provinces | Žilina and Trenčín |
| Districts | Ružomberok, Turčianske Teplice and Žilina |
| Range coordinates | 49°10′N 19°00′E / 49.167°N 19.000°ECoordinates: 49°10′N 19°00′E / 49.167°N 19.000°E |
| Parent range | Fatra-Tatra Area |
Malá Fatra (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmalaː ˈfatra]; also Little Fatra or Lesser Fatra, Polish: Mała Fatra, Hungarian: Kis-Fátra) is a mountain range in the Western Carpathians in the north-west of Central Slovakia. In the geomorphological system, it is a part of the Fatra-Tatra Area.
It is situated approximately between the cities of Nitrianske Pravno, Strečno, Martin and Zázrivá. Turčianska kotlina (Turiec Basin) and the Oravská vrchovina Mts. are situated to the west of the range, and Žilinská kotlina (Žilina Basin) and the Kysucká vrchovina Mts. is located to the east.
Malá Fatra consists of two subdivisions separated by the Váh river near Strečno:
The highest peak is Veľký Kriváň at 1,709 m AMSL in Krivánska Malá Fatra.
Malá Fatra is basically one large karst feature. It is made up of crystalline rocks and complexes of Mesozoic strongly folded rocks.
The main peaks of Lúčanská Malá Fatra are Veľká Lúka (1,475 m), Kľak (1,351 m) and Minčol (1,364). The main peaks of the Krivánska Malá Fatra are Veľký Rozsutec (1,610 m), Malý Rozsutec (1,343 m), Veľký Kriváň (1,709 m) and Malý Kriváň (1,671 m).
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