Rawok
comes from the Chinese ranwu (然乌), which is a small village, at
least it used to be 9 years ago. And I stayed there at this beautiful lake(Lake
Rawok), which is at an altitude of about 3,850 m. The lake has about 22,000 m²
and the Lhegu Glacier fills it with thaw
water. Also the Parlung Tsangpo fills and drains the lake; it is a tributary of
the Yarlung Tsangpo, a river that becomes the Brahmaputra later on.
Rawok is
located on highway 318 and you have to drive about 30 km to the glacier, which
is worthwhile the trip. You can take a walk to the glacier. If you want to go
beyond the dirty part of the glacier you need equipment (and a guide).
Getting nearer to the glacier
On the dirty part of the glacier
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