西藏高原湖泊是我国最著名的湖群之一,面积约占全国湖泊总面积的三分之一;冈底斯山以北昆仑山以南,湖泊更为密集。本区是地球上海拔最高、面积最大的内陆湖群。其性质独特,早为中外学者所注意,但对其成因观点不一,主要有以下两种观点: One of the most famous lakes in Tibet is the plateau lakes in the region, accounting for about one-third of the total lakes in the country; south of the Kunlun Mountains to the north of the Gangdese Mountains are lakes more densely. This area is the highest elevation on the earth, the largest inland lake group. Its unique nature, as early as Chinese and foreign scholars pay attention, but its causes vary, mainly in the following two points: