Topographical features

Poland is a relatively low-lying country. 91.3 percent of its territory lies below 300 m above sea level. The highest point is Mt Rysy in the Tatras (2499 m), while the lowest point is located west of the village of Raczki Elbl±skie (1.8 m below sea level). The highest-lying settlement is Guba³ówka (today part of the municipality of Zakopane; 1125 m), the lowest-lying settlement is ¯ó³winiec (1.3 m below sea level). There are three main mountain ranges in Poland: the Carpathians, the Sudetan Mountains, and the Góry ¦wiêtokrzyskie (Holy Cross Mountains). The longest rivers are the Vistula (1047 km), Oder (854 km), Warta (808 km), Bug (772 km), Narew (484 km), San (443 km), Noteæ (388 km), Pilica (319 km), Wieprz (303 km) and the Bóbr (272 km). Poland has some 9,300 lakes with surface areas over 1 ha; they make up 1 percent of the country's territory. The largest is Lake ¦niardwy (11,383 ha) in the Masurian Lake District, and the deepest is Lake Hañcza (108.5 m) north of Suwa³ki.