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 The
Salt Lake Valley is one of the widest open areas in Rupshu. It can be
approached from Leh across the Tanglang La pass. The valley has a
length of about 20 km and a maximum width of about 7 km. Its average
elevation is 5,000 m
Thuggi
is the main settlement of the Salt Lake Valley. There are two lakes in
this valley -- the fresh water Panluk Lake with an area of about 2
square kilometers and the salt-water Tsokar Lake with an area of about
10 square kilometers. Deposits of impure salt occurring on the
northern shore of the Tsokar Lake are collected by the Changpas and
used as barter to obtain goods from other parts of Ladakh
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