Kyago Tso Explained

Kyagar Tso
Pushpin Map Alt:	Location of Kyagar Lake
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map:	Asia#India Ladakh
Frozen:	during winter
Basin Countries:	China, India
Coords:	34.1667°N 77.5833°W
Location:	(Ladakh, India), Rutog County (Tibet, China)
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Kyagar Lake

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]

Geography

Kyagar Tso a very small saline water lake in the Ladakh at an elevation of 4.705m (15.436feet) above the sea level. It lies in the Rupshu Valley in Ladakh at the height of over saltwater lakes at 4663m (15,299feet) 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

• Saline Lake
• Aksai Chin and its locations
• Sirijap
• Khurnak Fort
• Rudok
• Spanggur Tso
• Tso Moriri

References

1. Web site: Kyagar Tso - Himalayan Lake Details. 2021-06-08. Himalayan High. en.
2. Web site: Bipin. Pangong Tso Lake-Where 3 Idiot Filmed - Travel with Thinkarya. 2021-06-09. en-US.
3. Web site: Photos: Kyagar Tso in the Rupshu region is one of the highest saltwater lakes of Ladakh at 4,663m above sea level - Outlook Traveller.
4. Web site: 2020-09-17. Kyagar Tso (Lake). 2021-06-08. SatyadevHirani. en-US.
5. Web site: Shah. Pradeep. 2017-08-01. First ever Bajaj Dominar Hyper Tours to cover 7 lakes of Ladakh; Starts 26th August. 2021-06-08. India News, Breaking News India.com. en.
6. Web site: Kyagar Tso, Leh (ladakh) County, JK, IN - eBird Hotspot. 2021-06-08. ebird.org. en.
7. Web site: Service. Tribune News. Tracing the origins of Pashmina. 2021-06-08. Tribuneindia News Service. en.