Which countries are spanned by the Himalayas?
Himalayas
The Himalayan region is dotted with hundreds of lakes. Most of the larger lakes are on the northern side of the main range. The most famous is the sacred freshwater Lake Manasarovar, near to Mount Kailas with an area of 410km2 (160sqmi) and an altitude of 4,590m (15,060ft). It drains into the nearby Lake Rakshastal  with an area of 250km2 (97sqmi) and slightly lower at 4,575m (15,010ft).  Pangong Tso, which is spread across the border between India and China, at far western end of Tibet, and Yamdrok Tso, located in south central Tibet, are among the largest with surface areas of 700km2 (270sqmi), and 638km2 (246sqmi), respectively. Lake Puma Yumco is one of the highest of the larger lakes at an elevation of 5,030m (16,500ft).