Tangra Yumco | |
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Satellite Image of Tangra Yumco | |
Lake type | Endorheic, Saline, Permanent, Natural |
Primary inflows | Daguo Zangbu, Buzhai Zangbu |
Catchment area | 8,219.7 km2 (3,173.6 sq mi) |
Basin countries | China |
Max. length | 71.7 km (45 mi) |
Max. width | 19.4 km (12 mi) |
Surface area | 835.8 km2 (300 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | 4,528 m (14,856 ft) |
Tangra Yumco (Tibetan: དྭངས་རྭ་གཡུ་མཚོ, Wylie: dwangs rwa g.yu mtsho,Chinese: 当惹雍错) is a lake in Tibet, it is in the southwest of Nyima County.Tangra Yumco is 835.8 km 2, with a drainage area of 8219.7 km 2, an elevation of 4528 m, length 71.7 km and mean width 11.65 km (max 19.4 m).[1] It is the holy lake of the Bön believers.