Tso Moriri
E377656
Tso Moriri is a high-altitude lake in the Indian Himalayas renowned for its pristine blue waters, surrounding barren mountains, and rich birdlife.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tso Moriri canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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 |
Ladakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Territory of 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 |
Tibetan Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Changthang Plateau
Himalayas ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Himalayas
Ladakh ⓘ Leh ⓘ
surface form:
Leh district
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | Tso Moriri Wetland Conservation Reserve ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Korzok village ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Tibetan Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Tibetan Plateau extension in India
|
| maximumWidth | about 5 kilometres ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith |
Tibet Autonomous Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Tibet
|
| outflow | subsurface seepage ⓘ |
| partOf |
Transhimalaya
ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-Himalayan region
|
| 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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