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Lake Yamdrok
In Nagarze County in Lhoka Prefecture, the Yamdrok Lake is 4,400 meters above sea level. The Lake Yamdrok covers an area of 800 square kilometers and is 30- 40 meters deep. Yamdrok means upper pasture and Yum means green jade in Tibetan. In a birds eye view, the lake is like a big piece of sapphire inlaid in the mountains and is very beautiful.
The Yamdrok Lake is rich in hydropower resources. Its surface is more than 800 meters higher than the Yarlung Zangbo River at the foot of the mountain. Also here stands the Yamzho Yumco Power station well known for its high elevation in the world. To its south stands the magnificent Samding Monastery where Doji Pamo, the only woman Liviing Buddha in Tibet, stayed and presided.
