Gala Lake
Gala Lake is a lake in Tibet, Southwest China and has an elevation of 4,426 metres. Gala Lake is situated nearby to Gala Township, as well as near the village Galanub.- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Kangmar, Shigatse, Tibet, China
- Also known as: “Gala Cuo”, “Kal Tso”, “Kala tso”, and “嘎拉错 ཀ་ལ་མཚོ”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gala Township.
Gala Township
Town
Gala is a township of Kangmar County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It has four villages under its administration.
Gala Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
28.27892° or 28° 16′ 44″ north
Longitude
89.3411° or 89° 20′ 28″ east
Elevation
4,426 metres (14,521 feet)
Open location code
7MWF78HR+HC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Gala Lake” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “gálā cuò”
- Chinese: “嘎拉错”
- German: “Gala-See”
- Russian: “Гала-Цо”
- Swedish: “Gala Co”
- Tibetan: “Gala Co”
- Turkish: “Gala Gölü”
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