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These lakes are the result of glacial erosion. Tarn is a small mountain lake, especially one that collects in a cirque basin behind rises of rock material. Most of the glacial lakes in India are small in size. The Gangabal lake of Kashmir, located in the Greater Himalayas of Kashmir, is one such examples. Glacial lakes are also found in Ladakh (J&K), Himachal Pradesh and Kumaun region of Uttarakhand.