Guozha Lake
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| Guozha Lake | |
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 Guozha Lake viewed from space | |
| Location | Rutog County, Tibet, China |
| Coordinates | 35°1′53″N 81°5′11″E / 35.03139°N 81.08639°ECoordinates: 35°1′53″N 81°5′11″E / 35.03139°N 81.08639°E |
| Basin countries |
 China |
| Max. length | 30.4 km (19 mi) |
| Max. width | 11.6 km (7 mi) |
| Surface area | 252.6 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 81.9 m (269 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 104 km (65 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 5,080 m (16,667 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Guozha Lake, also Gozha Co, Gozha Tso or Guozhacuo, is a glacial lake in Rutog County in the Ngari Prefecture in the northwest of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies in the western Kunlun Mountains to the northwest of Bangda Lake,[1] not far from the regional border with Xinjiang. [2] Located at an altitude of 5080 metres, it covers an area of 244 square kilometres with a maximum depth of 81.9 metres and contains 62 glaciers.[3]
References
- ↑ Ehlers, Jürgen; Gibbard, Philip Leonard (15 July 2004). Quaternary Glaciations: South America, Asia, Africa, Australasia, Antarctica. Elsevier. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-444-51593-3. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ Google Maps. Maps (Map).
- ↑ Glacial and lake fluctuations in the area of the west Kunlun Mountains during the last 45000 years. Annals of Glaciology, International Glacial Society. Volume 16, 1992. pp. 79–84. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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