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Pakistan is home to many natural and man-made lakes and reservoirs. The largest lake in Pakistan is the Manchar Lake. The lake is spread over an area of over 260 square kilometres (100 square miles). [1] The highest lakes in Pakistan are the Paristan Lake and the Shimshal lakes, all three of which are at an altitude of over 4,755 metres (15,600 ...
Rush Lake (Urdu: رش جھیل) is a high-altitude lake located in Nagar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan near Rush Peak. [1] At 4,694 metres (15,400 ft), Rush is one of the highest alpine lakes in the world. [2] It is located about 15 km (9 mi) north of Miar Peak and Spantik (Golden Peak) in the Nagar Valley.
A brine pool, sometimes called an underwater lake, deepwater or brine lake, is a volume of brine collected in a seafloor depression. These pools are dense bodies of water that have a salinity that is typically three to eight times greater than the surrounding ocean. Brine pools are commonly found below polar sea ice and in the deep ocean.
Lakes provide opportunities for recreation and swimming, but certain bodies of water can be hazardous to enter. The following video explores nine lakes worldwide that have earned reputations as ...
Yemen and Pakistan both made the list -- because of instability within their borders, and the presence of terrorist groups like Al-Qaida and the Taliban. These are the world's most dangerous ...
The lakes, at 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in elevation, are Foroq Tso (Upper Kachura Lake) and Lower Kachura Lake. [1] The latter is also known as Shangrila Lake and is within a tourist resort named Shangrila Resort outside the town of Skardu . [ 2 ]
North (disputed, administered) Murkushi west of the Khunjerab Pass: Gilgit–Baltistan: Xinjiang, People's Republic of China: North (undisputed) Tri-junction of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Afghanistan just to the east of Broghil Pass
Northern Pakistan (Urdu: شمالی پاکستان ALA-LC: śimālī Pākistān) is a tourism region in northern and north-western parts of Pakistan, comprising the administrative units of Gilgit-Baltistan (formerly known as Northern Areas), Azad Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad Capital Territory and the Rawalpindi Division in Punjab.