Lhamo Latso
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Lhamo Latso Lhamo La-tso |
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| Geographical location | Gyaca County in Shannan Governorate in Tibet ( PR China ) | |
| Drain | → Yarlung Zangbo | |
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 31 '1 " N , 92 ° 44' 17" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 4950 m | |
| surface | 23 hectares | |
| length | 1 km | |
| width | 200 m | |
| Catchment area | 6 km² | |
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particularities |
"Holy lake" |
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The Lhamo Latso ( Chinese 拉姆拉 错 , Pinyin Lāmǔ Lācuò ; or Lhamo La-tso ) is a small glacial lake in the southeast of the Tibet Autonomous Region ( PR China ).
The Lhamo La-tso is located 150 km east of the regional capital Lhasa in circles Gyaca the administrative district of Shannan .
The one kilometer long and 200 meter wide oval-shaped lake is located at an altitude of about 4950 m in the mountains of the Transhimalaya . The lake lies in a short side valley that is surrounded by mountains up to 5500 m high. The drain is at the northern end of the lake. The lake is drained by a tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo , which runs 40 km further south.
The Lhamo Latso is considered a "holy lake". The female deity Pelden Lhamo is associated with the lake. In the past, the Dalai Lamas traditionally made a pilgrimage to this lake to get visions on the lake's surface.
Web links
- Photo at tibettravel.org