Jammu & Kashmir
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Gangabal Lake
“Lake in Jammu & Kashmir, India”
Gangabal Lake, also called Haramukh Ganga, is a high-altitude glacial lake situated at the foot of Mount Harmukh in the Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The lake has a maximum length of 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) and a maximum width of 1 kilometre (0.62 mi), and is located in the Ganderbal district. It is fed by precipitation, glaciers, and springs, is oligotrophic in nature and is home to many species of fish, including the brown trout. Water from the lake flows into the nearby Nundkol Lake and then into Sind River, of which it is considered the source per tradition, via Wangath Nallah.
Harmukh Mountain
“Mountain in Jammu and Kashmir, India”
Mount Harmukh or Haramukh is a mountain in the Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir in India. Harmukh has a peak elevation of 5,300 metres (17,388 ft), and is located in Ganderbal district, between the Sind River to the south and Kishanganga River to the north, towers above Gangabal Lake in the vicinity of Kashmir Valley. It is mostly climbed from the northwestern side of Arin, via Kudara, Bandipore. Harmukh is considered sacred in Hinduism.
Krishansar Lake
“Lake in Jammu and Kashmir, India”
The Krishansar Lake or Krishan Sar is a high elevation oligotrophic lake located in the Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is situated near the tourist town of Sonamarg, in the Ganderbal district, at an elevation of 3,710 metres (12,170 ft) less than one kilometer northwest of Vishansar Lake which it outflows into, and has a maximum length of 0.95 km and maximum width of 0.6 km.
Wangath Temple complex, Naranag
“Hindu temple in Jammu & Kashmir, India”
Wangath Temple complex is a group of Hindu temple monuments in Wangath, near Naranag, in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Wangath is a village around 48 miles (77 km) northeast of Srinagar, in the Himalayas to the northeast of the Kashmir Valley. It was built by Lalitaditya Muktapida of the Karkota dynasty in the 8th century CE, and is now in ruins.
Vishansar Lake
“Lake in Jammu and Kashmir, India”
The Vishansar Lake also known as Vishan Sar is an alpine, high-elevation oligotrophic lake, located near Ganderbal town and Sonamarg in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies at an elevation of 3,710 metres (12,170 ft). It has a maximum length of 1km and a maximum width of 0.6km.
Gadsar Lake
“Lake in Jammu and Kashmir, India”
The Gadsar Lake or Gad Sar, also called Yem Sar, is an "alpine high-altitude oligotrophic lake" in the Bandipore district of Kashmir Division, in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It has an elevation of 3,600 metres (11,800 ft), a maximum length of 0.85km, and a maximum width of 0.76km.
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- Gadsar Lake: Mehrajmir13 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons