Pangong Tso Lake, meaning long neck swan in
Tibetan, is situated partly in Ngari Prefecture of
China's Tibet and the rest is in Kashmir that is controlled by India. This inland lake is about 12 kilometers from northwestern Rutog County, Ngari District of Tibet. It is 155 kilometers long from east to west and very narrow from south to north, 15 kilometers at the widest part and only 5 meters at the narrowest part. The depth of water is 57 meters. And the entire Pangong Tso Lake is 4,240 meters above sea level.
Pangong Lake is blue because the color is made due to the different intensity of the sun and depth of the lake. The limpid water is so blue and looks like an opal in the earth. It mirrors the blue sky, white clouds and snowy mountains, forming a picturesque view. And Pangong Lake is salty because there is much more water evaporated than supplied in the salty part.
Pangong Tso Lake is dotted with big and small islands like stars in the night sky. The central island is the kingdom of birds, and is named Bird Island. It is not that large, about 300 meters long and over 200 meters wide. However, around ten thousand birds of more than 20 species inhabit it. The main species include the bar-head goose, brown-head gull, seagull, crested duck and tadorna ferruginea. These birds feed on the fish and aquatic plants in Bangong Lake. During the birds’ breeding season, the whole island is almost covered with thousands of birds. Bird nests and eggs are everywhere. Because there are no natural enemies or anything to disturb their habitat, they live in a quiet and peaceful life. Thanks to the natural barrier of water protecting the birds, it becomes a special sight on the Ngari Plateau.
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Add: partly in Ngari Prefecture,Tibet of China and the rest is in Kashmir that is controlled by India.
Opening Hours:09:00-16:00
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