Aksai Chin Lake
Endorheic lake in Chinese-administered Kashmir / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aksai Chin Lake or Aksayqin Lake,[1] (Chinese: 阿克赛钦湖; pinyin: Ākèsàiqīn Hú) is an endorheic lake in the disputed region of Aksai Chin. The plateau is administered by China but also claimed by India. Its Tibetan/Ladakhi name is Amtogar or Amtogor Tso[2][3] which means "encounter with a round object".[4]
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Aksai Chin Lake | |
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Amtogor Tso (Standard Tibetan) | |
Location | Aksai Chin (disputed territory) |
Coordinates | 35°13′N 79°51′E |
Type | Salt lake |
Etymology | See Aksai Chin § Name |
Primary outflows | evaporation |
Max. length | 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) |
Max. width | 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) |
Surface area | 160 square kilometres (62 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 12.6 metres (41 ft) |
Water volume | 136.2698 cubic kilometres (32.6929 cu mi) |
Surface elevation | 4,844 metres (15,892 ft) |
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