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 be spotted by its turquoise colour.^[2]

Geography

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

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

Wikivoyage has a listing for Kyago Tso.

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2. ^ Bipin. "Pangong Tso Lake-Where 3 Idiot Filmed - Travel with Thinkarya". Retrieved 2021-06-09.
3. ^ "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. ^ "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.