Vishansar Lake
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.Photo: Mehrajmir13, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Also known as: “Visan Sar”, “Vishan Sar”, and “Vishansar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Krishansar Lake.
Krishansar Lake
Lake
Photo: Mehrajmir13, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 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.
Vishansar Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: India, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.38749° or 34° 23′ 15″ northLongitude
75.11822° or 75° 7′ 6″ eastElevation
3,663 metres (12,018 feet)Open location code
8J6Q94P9+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 300881671OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
1253099Wikidata ID
Q4991443
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Gujarati to Western Panjabi—“Vishansar Lake” goes by many names.
- Gujarati: “વિશનસર સરોવર”
- Hindi: “विशनसर झील”
- Hindi: “विशनसर”
- Kashmiri: “وِشن سَر”
- Panjabi: “ਵਿਸ਼ਨਸਰ ਝੀਲ”
- Tamil: “விசன்சர் ஏரி”
- Telugu: “విషాన్సర్ సరస్సు”
- Western Panjabi: “وشنسر جھیل”
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