Kyago Tso

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 spot by its turquoise colour.[2]

Kyagar Tso
Kyagar Tso
Location of Kyagar Lake
Kyagar Tso
Kyagar Tso (Ladakh)
Kyagar Tso
Kyagar Tso (Tibet)
Location(Ladakh, India),
Rutog County (Tibet, China)
Coordinates34.1667°N 77.5833°E / 34.1667; 77.5833
Basin countriesChina, India
Frozenduring winter

Geography

Kyagar Tso a very small saline water lake in the Ladakh at an elevation of 4.705 m (15,436ft) 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

It is observed that there are some bird species in this area. [6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Kyagar Tso - Himalayan Lake Details". Himalayan High. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  2. Bipin. "Pangong Tso Lake-Where 3 Idiot Filmed - Travel with Thinkarya". Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  3. https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/photos/kyagar-tso-in-the-rupshu-region-is-one-of-the-highest-saltwater-lakes-of-ladakh-at-4663m-above-sea-level/14242
  4. "Kyagar Tso (Lake)". SatyadevHirani. 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  5. 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.
  6. "Kyagar Tso, Leh (ladakh) County, JK, IN - eBird Hotspot". ebird.org. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  7. Service, Tribune News. "Tracing the origins of Pashmina". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
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