Lake Rakshastal

Lake Rakshastal
View South from Rakshas Tal Lake (2006)
Lake Rakshastal is located in Tibet
Lake Rakshastal
Lake Rakshastal
LocationTibet Autonomous Region,
Coordinates30°39′N 81°15′E / 30.65°N 81.25°E / 30.65; 81.25
Lagngar Co
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese拉昂錯
Simplified Chinese拉昂错
Transcriptions
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese蘭嘎錯
Simplified Chinese兰嘎错
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLángā cuò
Tibetan name
Tibetanལག་ངར་མཚོ
Transcriptions
Wylielag ngar mtsho

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.

  1. ^ Taruna Vijaya (2001). Kailash Manasarovar, an odyssey in Tibet. Ritwik Prakashan. p. 58. ISBN 9788190057127. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  2. ^ Lhanag Tso(The Ghost Lake), Ngari Tourist Sights, Tibet Travel.Info