Tso Moriri

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Tso Moriri is a high-altitude lake in the Indian Himalayas renowned for its pristine blue waters, surrounding barren mountains, and rich birdlife.

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Tso Moriri canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf high-altitude lake ⓘ
lake ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessFrom Leh ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Lake Moriri ⓘ
Moriri Tso ⓘ
basinCountry India ⓘ
climate cold desert climate ⓘ
country India ⓘ
designation Ramsar site ⓘ
distanceFrom about 220 kilometres southeast of Leh ⓘ
elevation about 14836 feet above sea level ⓘ
about 4522 metres above sea level ⓘ
formerAdministrativeRegion Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
freezesIn winter ⓘ
governedBy Union Territory of Ladakh ⓘ
linked to: Ladakh
hostsSpecies bar-headed goose ⓘ
black-necked crane ⓘ
brown-headed gull ⓘ
great crested grebe ⓘ
importantFor breeding waterfowl ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
knownFor pristine blue waters ⓘ
remote high-altitude landscape ⓘ
rich birdlife ⓘ
length about 26 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn Changthang Plateau ⓘ
linked to: Tibetan Plateau

Indian Himalayas ⓘ
linked to: Himalayas

Ladakh ⓘ
Leh district ⓘ
linked to: Leh
locatedInProtectedArea Tso Moriri Wetland Conservation Reserve ⓘ
locatedNear Korzok village ⓘ
locatedOn Tibetan Plateau extension in India ⓘ
linked to: Tibetan Plateau
maximumWidth about 5 kilometres ⓘ
nearBorderWith Tibet ⓘ
outflow subsurface seepage ⓘ
partOf Trans-Himalayan region ⓘ
linked to: Transhimalaya
primaryInflow glacial streams ⓘ
snowmelt ⓘ
RamsarDesignationYear 2002 ⓘ
region Changthang ⓘ
surfaceArea about 120 square kilometres ⓘ
surroundedBy barren mountains ⓘ
tourismActivity birdwatching ⓘ
camping ⓘ
trekking ⓘ
type oligotrophic lake ⓘ
waterType brackish water ⓘ

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Ladakh → contains → Tso Moriri ⓘ