Sheshnag Lake
Lake in Jammu and Kashmir, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sheshnag Lake (Urdu pronunciation: [ʃeːʃnaːɡ] ; Kashmiri pronunciation: [ʃiːʃinaːɡ]) is an alpine high elevation oligotrophic lake[1] located in Anantnag district of Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India at an elevation of 3590 meters. It is situated on the track leading to the Amarnath cave, about 23 km from Pahalgam. It has a maximum length of 1.1 km and maximum width of 0.7 km.
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Location | Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Coordinates | 34.093697°N 75.496686°E / 34.093697; 75.496686 |
Type | Oligotrophic lake |
Primary inflows | Melting of snow |
Primary outflows | A tributary of Lidder River |
Max. length | 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) |
Max. width | 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) |
Surface elevation | 3,590 metres (11,780 ft) |
Frozen | December to March |
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