Kyagar Tso or Kyagar Lake is a small brackish lake surrounded by mountains situated in the Ladakh region of the northern Indian Union Territory of Ladakh in India.[1] From afar, it can be spotted by its turquoise colour.[2]
| Kyagar Tso | |
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  Kyagar Tso Location of Kyagar Lake  Kyagar Tso Kyagar Tso (Ladakh) | |
| Location | (Ladakh, India), Rutog County (Tibet, China) |
| Coordinates | 34°10′00″N 77°35′00″E / 34.1667°N 77.5833°E |
| Basin countries | China, India |
| Frozen | during winter |
Geography edit
Kyagar Tso a very small saline water lake in the Ladakh at an elevation of 4.705 m (15,436 ft) above the sea level. It lies in the Rupshu Valley in Ladakh at the height of over saltwater lakes at 4,663m above sea level.[3] It lies midway between Manali in Himachal Pradesh to Leh in Jammu and Kashmir.[4][5]
Tourism edit
It is observed that there are some bird species in this area.[6][7]
See also edit
References edit
Wikivoyage has a listing for Kyago Tso.
- ^ "Kyagar Tso - Himalayan Lake Details". Himalayan High. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ Bipin. "Pangong Tso Lake-Where 3 Idiot Filmed - Travel with Thinkarya". Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ "Photos: Kyagar Tso in the Rupshu region is one of the highest saltwater lakes of Ladakh at 4,663m above sea level - Outlook Traveller".
- ^ "Kyagar Tso (Lake)". SatyadevHirani. 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ Shah, Pradeep (2017-08-01). "First ever Bajaj Dominar Hyper Tours to cover 7 lakes of Ladakh; Starts 26th August". India News, Breaking News | India.com. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "Kyagar Tso, Leh (ladakh) County, JK, IN - eBird Hotspot". ebird.org. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Tracing the origins of Pashmina". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-06-08.