Dajia Lake

Dajia Lake
Location Saga County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Coordinates 29°50′34″N 85°43′54″E / 29.84278°N 85.73167°E / 29.84278; 85.73167Coordinates: 29°50′34″N 85°43′54″E / 29.84278°N 85.73167°E / 29.84278; 85.73167
Type Salt lake
Catchment area 630.5 km2 (200 sq mi)
Basin countries China
Max. length 7.7 km (5 mi)
Max. width 25 km (16 mi)
Surface area 145 km2 (100 sq mi)
Surface elevation 5,170 m (16,962 ft)
References [1]

Dajia Lake (Chinese: 打加错; pinyin: Dǎjā Cuò) or Tak Kyel Tso (Tibetan: སྟག་རྐྱལ་མཚོ, Wylie: stag rkyal mtsho, ZYPY: Takkyel Tso ), is a lake in Saga County in the Shigatse Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is located about half way between Lake Peiku and Zhari Namco, northeast of Saga. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 402. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
  2. ↑ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
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