Jiesa Lake

Freshwater lake in Tibet Autonomous Region, China
30°13′34″N 84°47′32″E / 30.22611°N 84.79222°E / 30.22611; 84.79222Lake typeFreshwater lakeCatchment area946 km2 (400 sq mi)Basin countriesChinaMax. length32.1 km (20 mi)Max. width7.2 km (4 mi)Surface area146.4 km2 (100 sq mi)Surface elevation5,201 m (17,064 ft)References[1]

Jiesa Lake (Chinese: 杰萨错; pinyin: Jiésà Cuò) or Gyesar Tso (Tibetan: སྒྱེ་གསར་མཚོ, Wylie: sgye gsar mtsho, ZYPY: Gyesar Tso) is a lake in Coqên County in the Ngari Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

Location

It is located southwest of Coqên Town.[2] Fed by 27 small streams, it is 32.1 km long and 7.2 km wide and has an area of 146.4 square km.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 410. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
  2. ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
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