Jimilang Tsho | |
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Sand Ox Lake | |
བྱེམ་མའི་གླང་མཚོ། ( Dzongkha) | |
Location | Thimphu District, Bhutan |
Coordinates | 27°32′49.7″N 89°30′20.8″E / 27.547139°N 89.505778°E |
Surface elevation | 3,870 metres (12,700 ft) |
Jimilang Tsho (also known as Sand Ox Lake) is a natural lake in Thimphu District of Bhutan. [1]: 214 [2]
This lake is situated at an altitude of 3870 m from sea level. [1]
Jimilang Tsho (Sand Ox Lake) takes its name from a legend about a bull that rose out of the lake and joined the cows of a family utilizing the territory as a summer grazing ground. [1]
Jimilang Tsho is additionally known for its giant trouts, which were introduced during the 1970s. [1]
Jimilang Tsho | |
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Sand Ox Lake | |
བྱེམ་མའི་གླང་མཚོ། ( Dzongkha) | |
Location | Thimphu District, Bhutan |
Coordinates | 27°32′49.7″N 89°30′20.8″E / 27.547139°N 89.505778°E |
Surface elevation | 3,870 metres (12,700 ft) |
Jimilang Tsho (also known as Sand Ox Lake) is a natural lake in Thimphu District of Bhutan. [1]: 214 [2]
This lake is situated at an altitude of 3870 m from sea level. [1]
Jimilang Tsho (Sand Ox Lake) takes its name from a legend about a bull that rose out of the lake and joined the cows of a family utilizing the territory as a summer grazing ground. [1]
Jimilang Tsho is additionally known for its giant trouts, which were introduced during the 1970s. [1]