| "Tso Kar" | |
|---|---|
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  "Tso Kar" | |
| Location | Ladakh, India |
| Coordinates | 33°18′N 77°59′E / 33.300°N 77.983°E |
| Type | Oligotrophic lake |
| Primary inflows | Pholokongka Chu |
| Primary outflows | none |
| Max. length | 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) |
| Surface area | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 4,530 metres (14,860 ft) |
| Official name | Tso Kar Wetland Complex |
| Designated | 17 November 2020 |
| Reference no. | 2443[1] |
The Tso Kar[2] or Tsho kar is a fluctuating salt lake known for its size and depth situated in the Rupshu Plateau and valley in the southern part of Ladakh in India.[3] It is also recognised as India's 42nd Ramsar site.[4]
- ^ "Tso Kar Wetland Complex". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Location of Tso Kar". geonames.org. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ Dharma Pal Agrawal; Brij Mohan Pande (1976). Ecology and Archaeology of Western India: Proceedings of a Workshop Held at the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, Feb. 23-26, 1976. Concept Publishing Company, 1977. p. 239–. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "Ladakh's Tso Kar wetland complex added to list of Ramsar sites". The Times of India. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.