Hoh Xil Lake

Hoh Xil Lake is one of the isolated lakes scattered across the high plateau between the Kunlun and Tanggula mountains. In this cold country, many basins have no outlet to the sea, and water gathers in lakes surrounded by sparse alpine vegetation. The wider Hoh Xil grasslands support wild yak, wild ass and Tibetan antelope, animals adapted to the great elevation and severe winters.