Aydingkol

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Aydingkol, Aydingkul or Ayding is a lake in the Turfan Depression, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, PR China. At 154m below sea level it is the second lowest land point on Earth.[1] This lake is now totally dried , and very muddy and salty.[2]

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  1. ^ Mackerras, Colin; Yorke, Amanda (1991). The Cambridge handbook of contemporary China. Cambridge University Press, p. 192. ISBN 0521387558. Retrieved on 2008-06-04. 
  2. ^ Murray, Geoffrey; Cook, Ian G. (2002). Green China: Seeking Ecological Alternatives. Routledge, p. 4. ISBN 070071703X. Retrieved on 2008-06-04. 
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