Plateau Lakes

Basong Co

Basong Co Photo: Yang Yichou
Time: 1998
Site: Gongbogyamda County, east of Tibet Height: 3500 m
Brief Introduction: Basong Co is on a branch of the Bahe River, Gongbogyamda County, Nyingchi Region, east of Tibet. “Co” means a green pool or lake in Tibetan. Basong Co is an alpine lake walled up by terminal moraines. Its water surface is 3500 meters above sea level. The maximum depth of the lake is 60 meters. With beautiful scenes combined by snowy mountains, glaciers, forests and green lakes, Basong Co is one of the best tourist resorts in the whole Tibet.