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| Lake Rakshastal | |
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 View South from Rakshas Tal Lake (2006) | |
  Lake Rakshastal | |
| 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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| 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 at Rakshastal's northwestern tip. Rakshas Tal is at 4,575 metres above sea level whereas the Manasarovar is at 4,690 metres.[3]
- ^ Taruna Vijaya (2001). Kailash Manasarovar, an odyssey in Tibet. Ritwik Prakashan. p. 58. ISBN 9788190057127. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- ^ Lhanag Tso(The Ghost Lake), Ngari Tourist Sights, Tibet Travel.Info
- ^ "Kailash Manasarovar: A Higher Plane". The Indian Express. 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2025-01-21.