Zigetangcuo Lake

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]

Map including Zige Tangco

Zigetangcuo Lake
Zigetangcuo Lake Location of Zigetangcuo Lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
Location	Nagqu Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region
Coordinates	32°00′N 90°44′E
Type	meromictic
Native name	兹格塘错
Basin countries	China
Surface area	18,700 ha (46,000 acres)
Surface elevation	4,560 m (14,960 ft)

References

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4. "The Feature of Paleoclimate Recorded by Carbonate Content and Grain-size of Sediment in Zigetangcuo Lake". cnki.com.cn. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
5. 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.
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