🌊 Yamdrok Lake

People's Republic of China · Asia · 4,440 m · 28.98°N, 90.75°E

Yamdrok Lake is a freshwater lake in Tibet. It is one of the three largest lakes in Tibet. It is over 72 km (45 mi) long. The lake is surrounded by many snow-capped mountains and is fed by numerous small streams. The lake has an outlet stream, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo, at its far western end and means turquoise in English due to its color.

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Quick facts

Country	People's Republic of China
Continent / region	Asia
Surface elevation	4,440 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	28.98°N, 90.75°E · view on map

Yamdrok Lake sits at 4,440 m in People's Republic of China, in Asia. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More lakes in People's Republic of China

Qinghai Lake · Lake Khanka · Poyang Lake · Crescent Lake (Dunhuang) · Dongting Lake · Fuxian Lake · Lake Manasarovar · Lake Tai · West Lake · Erhai Lake.

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