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  1. Pangong Lake and Wular Lake
  2. Tso Moriri Lake and Dal Lake
  3. Dal Lake and Wular Lake
  4. Pangong Lake and Tso Moriri Lake
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Option 4 : Pangong Lake and Tso Moriri Lake

Pangong Tso is a salt-water lake.

  • Pangong Lake, situated at a height of almost 4,350m, is the world’s highest saltwater lake.
  • It's water, which seems to be dyed in blue, stands in stark contrast to the arid mountains surrounding it.
  • Extending to almost 160 km, one-third of the Pangong Lake lies in India and the other two-thirds in China.
  • Pangong Lake, one of the most famous lakes in Leh Ladakh, derives its name from the Tibetan word, “Pangong Tso”, which means “high grassland lake”. 

 

Tso Moriri

  • ​Tso Moriri lake in the Changthang region of Ladakh is one of the most beautiful, calm, and sacred (for Ladakh) high altitude lakes in India. 
  • It is a salt water lake. 
  • It is the largest high-altitude lake in India that is entirely in the Indian Territory.
  • Being part of the wetland reserve under the Ramsar site, it is actually known as Tsomoriri Wetland Conservation Reserve, and one cannot pitch any tents or construct anything near the banks of the lake.
  • It is the highest Ramsar site in the world.
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