Jiesa Lake

Jiesa Lake (Chinese: 杰萨错; pinyin: Jiésà Cuò) or Gyesar Tso (Tibetan: སྒྱེ་གསར་མཚོ, Wylie: sgye gsar mtsho, ZYPY: Gyesar Tso ) is a lake in Coqên County in the Ngari Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is located southwest of Coqên Town.[2] Fed by 27 small streams, it is 32.1 km long and 7.2 km wide and has an area of 146.4 square km.[1]

Jiesa Lake
LocationCoqên County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Coordinates30°13′34″N 84°47′32″E
Lake typeFreshwater lake
Catchment area946 km2 (400 sq mi)
Basin countriesChina
Max. length32.1 km (20 mi)
Max. width7.2 km (4 mi)
Surface area146.4 km2 (100 sq mi)
Surface elevation5,201 m (17,064 ft)
References[1]

References

  1. Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 410. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
  2. Maps (Map). Google Maps.


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