Morskie Oko is the largest and fourth deepest lake located within the Tatra National Park in Poland. According to The Wall Street Journal, it is one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. Formed by glaciers, Morskie Oko has been mentioned in documents dating back to 1575 and has changed private ownership over time before becoming property of the Polish state in 1933. It covers an area of 34.93 hectares and has a maximum depth of 50.8 meters, earning its name "Eye of the Sea" from an old legend of an underground passage to the sea.

2. What is it?
This is the largest and fourth deepest lake in the Tatra
Mountains. It is located deep within the Tatra National
Park, in the Rybi Potok Valley. Morskie Oko has been
recognized by the journalists of The Wall Street Journal as
one of the five most beautiful lakes in the World.

3. The history of Morskie Oko
The earliest documents in which Morskie Oko is
mentioned date back to 1575. In 1637, the Polish
king Władysław IV granted Władyslaw Nowobilski the
right to use the pastures adjoining the area. In 1824,
during Partitions of Poland, Morskie Oko became
private property for the time being,
when Zakopane estate, including Dolina Rybiego
Potoku, were purchased from the Austrian authorities by
Emanuel Homolacs. Since 1933 following the return of
sovereignty, the lake has been owned by the Polish
state.

4. Lake description
The name "Morskie Oko" translates to "Eye of the Sea„ this
is derived from an old legend, according to which the lake
was connected to the sea via an underground passage
It is a lake of glacial origin
Morskie Oko has an area of 34.93 ha, length 862 m, width
of 568 m, and the deepest point reaches 50,8 m
Water has a green color but in reality it’s very clean
Morskie Oko, also called the Fish Lake or the Fish Pond, as
one of the few naturally stocked lakes in the Tatra
Mountains. It is one of the few lakes in the where there are
trout in a natural way

5. Morskie Oko in
Summer

10. Morskie Oko in
winter