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Tibetan Lakes

iss069e060346 (August 15, 2023) -- Lake Mansarovar, fed by Kailash glaciers, sits at an altitude of over 15,000 feet (~4590 meters). The freshwater lake neighbors saltwater Lake Rakshastal (to the left of the image) in the Tibetan region of East Asia. As the International Space Station soared roughly 260 miles above, UAE (United Arab Emirates) Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyaedi captured this photo.

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