Lake Rakshastal | |
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![]() View South from Rakshas Tal Lake (2006) | |
Location | Tibet Autonomous Region, |
Coordinates | 30°39′N 81°15′E / 30.65°N 81.25°E |
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Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 拉昂錯 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 拉昂错 | ||||||
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Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 蘭嘎錯 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 兰嘎错 | ||||||
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Tibetan name | |||||||
Tibetan | ལག་ངར་མཚོ | ||||||
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Lake Rakshastal (Tibetan: ལག་ངར་མཚོ; Sanskrit: राक्षसताल, romanized: Rākṣasatāla; Chinese: 拉昂错) is a saltwater lake in Tibet Autonomous Region, lying just west of Lake Manasarovar and south of Mount Kailash.[1][2] The Sutlej River (also known by the Tibetan name Langqen Zangbo in this area) originates about 17 km to the west. Rakshas Tal is at 4,575 metres above sea level whereas the Manasarovar is at 4,690 metres.[3]
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