Takkyel Lake

Takkyel Tso, also called Dajia Lake, lies in a long, narrow basin in the middle Gangdise mountains. Its brackish waters stand more than 5,000 metres above sea level, among the highest of Tibet's substantial lakes. Unequal movements along faults to the north and south have given the basin a curved shape. The lake is part of the plateau's inland drainage, surrounded by the cold mountain country of western Tibet.