Natural Environment

Poland is mostly lowland.
The average height equals 173 m. Low-laying parts of the country (lower than 300 m) constitute about 91,3 % of Poland’s territory, uplands (300-500 m) – 5,6 %, and mountains (over 500 m) only 3,1 %.

Despite the majority of lowland Polish landscape is very varied. Poland is famous for its lakes (there are over 9300 of them) and rivers (main rivers of Poland are Vistula (Wisla) and Odra).

Climate:Continental; moderate, changeable weather.

Average temperatures:

• January
  on the coast and the West  from 0 to -1°
  North-East    from - 4,5° to - 5,5°
  In the mountains (South)  - 7°
• July:
  on the coast   16,5°
  In the South   19°

Average annual rainfall:  600 mm

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The highest mountain's peak: Rysy (Tatra mountains)    2499 m.

The longest river: Wisla (Vistula)    1047 km.

The biggest lake: Sniardwy (Mazury Lake District)  11 383 ha

The deepest lake: Hancza     108 m

National Parks: First national parks in Poland were established in the period between the World War I and II. There are 23 national parks in Poland and they cover about 1% of the country's area. The majority of landscape types and ecosystems found in Poland are represented within the parks.

The Board of Polish National Parks

• Babia Gora National Park
• Bialowieza National Park
• Biebrza National Park
• Bieszczady National Park
• Bory Tucholskie National Park
• Drawa National Park
• Gorce national Park
• Gory Stolowe National Park
• Kampinos National Park
• Karkonosze National Park
• Magura National Park
• Narew National Park
• Ojcow National Park
• Pieniny National Park
• Polesie National Park
• Roztocze National Park
• Slowinski National Park
• Swietokrzyski National Park
• Tatra National Park
• "Warta River-Mouth” National Park
• Wielkopolski National Park (to see the page in english version click the icon on the left bottom corner)
• Wigry National Park
• Wolin National Park