Zigetangcuo Lake
| Zigetangcuo Lake 兹格塘错 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nagqu Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region |
| Coordinates | 32°00′N 90°44′E / 32.000°N 90.733°ECoordinates: 32°00′N 90°44′E / 32.000°N 90.733°E |
| Type | meromictic |
| Basin countries | China |
| Surface area | 18,700 ha |
| Surface elevation | 4560 m |
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 18,700 ha[2] at an altitude of 4560 meters.[6] It is the meromictic lake with the highest known altitude.[2]
Location of Zigetangcuo Lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
References
- ↑ "Subject Category>Humanities>Geography>冰川凍土>Vol.31 No.1". Chinese Electronic Periodical Services. airiti Inc. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
- 1 2 3 Gene E. Likens (2010-05-17). Lake Ecosystem Ecology: A Global Perspective: a Derivative of Encyclopedia of Inland Waters. Academic Press. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
- ↑ Joseph L. Awange, Obiero On'gan'ga O. (2006-07-28). Lake Victoria: Ecology, Resources, Environment. Springer. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
- ↑ "The Feature of Paleoclimate Recorded by Carbonate Content and Grain-size of Sediment in Zigetangcuo Lake". cnki.com.cn. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ McGraw-Hill, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company (2009-05-12). McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. McGraw-Hill. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
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