Ulan Ui Lake

Ulan Ul Lake lies amid the high basins of Hoh Xil, on the northern Tibetan Plateau. Its waters are part of a group of isolated lakes between the Kunlun and Tanggula ranges, in a region where many streams end inland rather than reaching the sea. Cold, thin air and sparse alpine vegetation characterize the surrounding plateau, home to wild yak and Tibetan antelope.