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Rysy

Rysy (Polish: [??r??s??] ; Slovak: [??risi]; German: Meeraugspitze, Hungarian: Tengerszem-cs??cs) is a mountain in the crest of the High Tatras, eastern part of the Tatra Mountains, lying on the border between Poland and Slovakia. Rysy has three summits: the middle at 2,501 m (8,205 ft); the north-western at 2,500 m (8,202 ft); and the south-eastern at 2,473 m (8,114 ft). The north-western summit is the highest point of Poland and belongs to the Crown of Polish Mountains; the other two summits are on the Slovak side of the border. Name Experts assume that the Polish and Slovak name Rysy, meaning "scratches" or "crevices", refers to a series of couloirs, either those on the western slopes of ??abie Ridge or the very prominent 500 m (1,600 ft) high couloir and numerous smaller on the northern side...

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