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    The Tatras - nappes and landscapes
    (Wydawnictwa AGH, 2008) Felisiak, Ireneusz
    Geological structure of the Tatra Mts is a result of long-lasting processes. The key nappes have already been completed some 65 Ma ago. However as a mountain range the Tatras has emerged at the surface only 5 Ma ago, when a piece of continental crust separated from African continent at the beginning of Mesozoic era ultimately collided with Europe. Thus, the crystalline core of the Tatras, which builts also the highest crest is a fragment of Africa. This monumental mountains are, however, not an effect of the overthrusting but they resulted from young, vertical tectonic movements, which are still active and which sometimes shake the whole Podhale region. The following paper explains how the Tatras were formed. The figures enclosed illustrate the succeeding formation stages of the mountain range and the photographs allow the Reader to compare drawings with the field. Welcome to the Tatras.