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Pangong Lake in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Pangong Lake (Pangong Tso) in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Pangong Lake is a salt water lake in the Himalayas situated at a height of about 4,350 m (14,270 ft). The lake was made famous by the 2009 Bollywood film '3 Idiots' and has become a popular tourist attraction with Indian tourists. Pangong Lake is 134 km long and extends from India to China with around 60 percent of the length of the lake located in China. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#1614047
Date Taken	5 July 2014
Location	N/A
Photographer	Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto

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