Pangong Lake, Pangong Lake

Pangong Lake, Pangong Lake (India)

Pangong Tso or Pangong Lake is an endorheic lake spanning eastern Ladakh and West Tibet situated at an elevation of 4225 m. It is 134 km long and divided into five sublakes called Pangong Tso Tso Nyak Rum Tso and Nyak Tso. Approximately 50% of the length of the overall lake lies within Tibet in China 40% in Ladakh India and the remaining 10% is disputed and is a de-facto buffer zone between India and China. The lake is 5 km wide at its broadest point. All together it covers almost 700 km2. During winter the lake freezes completely despite being saline water. It has a land-locked basin separated from the Indus River basin by a small elevated ridge but is believed to have been part of the latter in prehistoric times.