Zigetangcuo Lake

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Zigetangcuo Lake
Zigetangcuo Lake is located in Tibet
Zigetangcuo Lake
Zigetangcuo Lake
Location of Zigetangcuo Lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
LocationNagqu Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region
Coordinates32°00′N 90°44′E / 32.000°N 90.733°E / 32.000; 90.733Coordinates: 32°00′N 90°44′E / 32.000°N 90.733°E / 32.000; 90.733
Typemeromictic
Native name兹格塘错  (Chinese)
Basin countriesChina
Surface area187 km2 (72 sq mi)
Surface elevation4,560 m (14,960 ft)

Zigetangcuo Lake (Chinese: 兹格塘错)[1] is a crenogenic[2] meromictic lake[3] in the North Tibetan Plateau.[4] It is located in Nagqu Prefecture, north of Dongqiao.[5] It has an area of 187 square kilometers[2] at an altitude of 4560 meters.[6] It is the meromictic lake with the highest known altitude.[2]

Map including Zige Tangco

References[]

  1. ^ "Subject Category → Humanities → Geography → 冰川凍土". Chinese Electronic Periodical Services. Vol. 31, no. 1. airiti Inc. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  2. ^ a b c Gene E. Likens (2010-05-17). Lake Ecosystem Ecology: A Global Perspective: a Derivative of Encyclopedia of Inland Waters. Academic Press. ISBN 9780123820037. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  3. ^ Joseph L. Awange; Obiero On'gan'ga O. (2006-07-28). Lake Victoria: Ecology, Resources, Environment. Springer. ISBN 9783540325758. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  4. ^ "The Feature of Paleoclimate Recorded by Carbonate Content and Grain-size of Sediment in Zigetangcuo Lake". cnki.com.cn. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  5. ^ Manfred A. Jäch; Lanzhu Ji; Zoologisch-Botanische Gesellschaft in Österreich; Wiener Coleopterologenverein (1995). Water beetles of China, Volume 3. Zoologisch-Botanische Gesellschaft (Section of Entomology) and Wiener Coleopterologenverein. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  6. ^ McGraw-Hill, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company (2009-05-12). McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780071613668. Retrieved 2012-07-22.


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