Bangda Lake
Bangda Lake | |
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Yeshil Kul | |
Bangda Lake | |
Location | Rutog County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
Coordinates | 34°56′56″N 81°34′16″E / 34.94889°N 81.57111°ECoordinates: 34°56′56″N 81°34′16″E / 34.94889°N 81.57111°E |
Catchment area | 3,314.5 km2 (1,300 sq mi) |
Basin countries | China |
Max. length | 15 km (9 mi) |
Max. width | 9.7 km (6 mi) |
Surface area | 106.5 km2 (0 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | 4,902 m (16,083 ft) |
References | [1] |
Bangda Lake (Tibetan: པང་བཏགས་མཚོ, Wylie: pang btags mtsho; Chinese: 邦达错; pinyin: Bāngdá Cuò),[a] formerly called Yeshil Kul,[2][b] is a glacial lake in Ngari Prefecture in the northwest of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies south of the western Kunlun Mountains, only a few kilometres to the southeast of Guozha Lake (Lake Lighten).[2]
Located at an altitude of 4902 metres, the Bangda Lake covers an area of 106 square kilometres with a maximum depth of 21.6 metres and contains 90 glaciers.[3]
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References[]
- ^ Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 416. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
- ^ a b Hedin, Sven (1999), Trans Himalayas - Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet - 3 Vols., Asian Educational Services, pp. 19–, ISBN 978-81-206-1416-1
- ^ Li, Shijie; Shi, Yafeng (1992). "Glacial and lake fluctuations in the area of the west Kunlun mountains during the last 45 000 years". Annals of Glaciology. 16: 79–84. doi:10.3189/1992AoG16-1-79-84. ISSN 0260-3055.
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- Ngari Prefecture
- Lakes of Tibet
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