The Lhagba Pool was a high altitude lake considered to exist, but an examination of evidence, including satellite photos leads to a conclusion that it has dried out.
It was considered the highest lake in Tibet and the second highest lake in the world, behind
Ojos del Salado
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crater lake
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The pool was supposed to lie at an elevation of above sea level.
It was located between East
Rongbuk Glacier
The Rongbuk Glacier () is located in the Himalaya of southern Tibet. Two large tributary glaciers, the East Rongbuk Glacier and the West Rongbuk Glacier, flow into the main Rongbuk Glacier. It flows north and forms the Rongbuk Valley north of Mou ...
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Lhagba La
Lhagba La or Lhakpa La (meaning "Windy Gap") is a col about northeast of Mount Everest in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
It was unknown to local inhabitants until it was discovered and named by the 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedi ...
, around north of the Everest summit and east. It was not a major attraction, but was said to be a surprisingly wide (50m) and long (180m) lake.
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Lakes of Tibet
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