The turquoise, saline water of Tso Pangong, backed by mountains in the evening sun, Ladakh, India, Asia

The turquoise, saline water of Tso Pangong, backed by mountains, Ladakh, India, Asia

Pastel colours at dusk over the lake and mountains of Tso Moriri, Ladakh, India, Asia

Horses and nomad tents on the shores of Tso Thadsang Karu, Ladakh, India, Asia

First light on the mountains flanking the lake of Tso Pangong, Ladakh, India, Asia

Incredible colours on patterns on the mountainous shores of Tso Moriri, Ladakh, India, Asia

Nomads near Tso Moriri in the remote region of Ladakh, north India, Asia

Goats in the remote Himalayan region of Ladakh near Tso Moriri, Ladakh, India, Asia

Nomads living in a tented camp near Tso Moriri in Ladakh, North India, India, Asia

A climber ascending Mentok I, 6200m, high above Tso Mori lake, Ladakh, Himalayas, India, Asia

Climbers descending Mentok I, 6200m, high above Tso Mori Lake, Ladakh, India, Asia

Descending from the summit of Mentok II, 6200m, above Tso Mori Lake Ladakh, India, Asia

A Pika peeks his nose out of his hole near Tso Moriri in the remote region of Ladalkh, north India, Asia

Tso Mori lake, southeast Ladakh, India, Asia

A nomad near Tso Moriri in the remote region of Ladakh, north India, Asia

Tso Moriri lake, Ladakh, India, Asia

Tso Moriri lake at an altitude of 4595m, Ladakh, Himalayas, north India, Asia

Sadhu,Tso Pema, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Sacred Tibetan Yamdrok Tso Lake (Yamzho Yumco) with mountains in background beside the Friendship Highway, Tibet, China, Asia

Tso Pema, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Namtso lake or Nam tso lake in Tibet China. Nam Tso Lake is the second largest lake in Tibet, and one of the most famous places on the "Roof of the World". The lake itself is located at an altitude of 4,718 m, and has an area of 1,920 km². This lake is the largest of the lakes in the Tibet Autonomous Region, although it is not the largest on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, a title that belongs to Lake Qinghai, more than twice the area of Namtso, which is more than 1,000 km, in the northeast, in Qinghai province.

La Ken La pass or Laken pass at 5190 metres on the road to remote Nam Tso Lake Tibet. Namtso Lake Tibet China. Prayer flags next to the base of Mount Nyenchen Tanglha 7111 meters high, Tibet China. One of the holy mountains for Tibetans. The Nyenchen Tanglha is the highest peak of the Nyainqentanglha mountain. It is located near Lhasa, on the Qinghai-Tibet paved road. It is surrounded by grassy plains from Damshung to the south and to the picturesque sacred Nam Tso Lake (4,700 m, one of the largest lakes in the world) in the north.

La Ken La pass or Laken pass at 5190 metres on the road to remote Nam Tso Lake Tibet. Namtso Lake Tibet China. Prayer flags next to the base of Mount Nyenchen Tanglha 7111 meters high, Tibet China. One of the holy mountains for Tibetans. The Nyenchen Tanglha is the highest peak of the Nyainqentanglha mountain. It is located near Lhasa, on the Qinghai-Tibet paved road. It is surrounded by grassy plains from Damshung to the south and to the picturesque sacred Nam Tso Lake (4,700 m, one of the largest lakes in the world) in the north.

Meandering offshoot of Lake Kar Tso, grassy plateau and snow-covered peaks at over 4900 metres, Himalayas, Ladakh, India

Tazang Tso, a high altitude salt lake, Changthang, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, northern India, India, Asia

Lake Kar Tso, grassy plateau and snow-covered peaks, elevation of over 4900 metres, Himalayas, Ladakh, India

Gokyo Tso lake with Gokyo village, behind the south wall of Mt. Cho Oyu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia

View from the Renjola pass on Gokyo and Gokyo Tso Lake over the Ngozumpa glacier to the Everest massif, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia

Barren landscape with a flock of Pashmina Goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) and the turquoise water of lake Tso Moriri, Changtang area, Korzok, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

View from the Renjola pass on Gokyo and Gokyo Tso Lake over the Ngozumpa glacier to the Everest massif, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia

Stupas at Tso Moriri Ladakh, Himalaya, northern India, Asia