Taruo Lake
Taruo Lake | |
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![]() ![]() Taruo Lake | |
Location | Zhongba County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
Coordinates | 31°8′N 84°7′E / 31.133°N 84.117°ECoordinates: 31°8′N 84°7′E / 31.133°N 84.117°E |
Catchment area | 6,929.4 km2 (2,700 sq mi) |
Basin countries | China |
Max. length | 38.1 km (24 mi) |
Max. width | 17.2 km (11 mi) |
Surface area | 486.6 km2 (200 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | 4,566 m (14,980 ft) |
References | [1] |
Taruo Lake or Taruocuo (Chinese: 塔若错; pinyin: Tǎruò Cuò), also known as Taro Tso (Tibetan: ཐ་རོ་མཚོ་, Wylie: tha ro mtsho, ZYPY: Taro Tso) is a lake in Zhongba County in the Shigatse Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is located about 70 kilometres west of Coqên Town.[2] It is 38.1 km long and 17.2 km wide and has an area of 486.6 square km.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/NH-45-1_Kungsherya%2C_China.jpg/220px-NH-45-1_Kungsherya%2C_China.jpg)
Map including most of Taruo Lake (labeled as T'A-LO-K'O CHIH) (ATC, 1970)
References[]
- ^ a b Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 409. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
- ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
Categories:
- Shigatse
- Lakes of Tibet