Bangda Lake

Bangda Lake (Tibetan: པང་བཏགས་མཚོ, Wylie: pang btags mtsho ; Chinese: 邦达错; pinyin: Bāngdá Cuò), also Bangdag or Bangdacuo, is a glacial lake in Ngari Prefecture in the northwest of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies in the western Kunlun Mountains, to the southeast of Guozha Lake.[2] Located at an altitude of 4902 metres, it covers an area of 106 square kilometres with a maximum depth of 21.6 metres and contains 90 glaciers.[3]

Map including Bangdag Co
Banda Lake
LocationRutog County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Coordinates34°56′56″N 81°34′16″E
Catchment area3,314.5 km2 (1,300 sq mi)
Basin countriesChina
Max. length15 km (9 mi)
Max. width9.7 km (6 mi)
Surface area106.5 km2 (0 sq mi)
Surface elevation4,902 m (16,083 ft)
References[1]

References

  1. Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 416. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
  2. Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  3. Glacial and lake fluctuations in the area of the west Kunlun Mountains during the last 45000 years (PDF). 16. Annals of Glaciology, International Glacial Society. 1992. pp. 79–84. Retrieved 9 April 2012.


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