Ang Laren Lake
Ang Laren (Tibetan: ངང་ལྷ་རིང་མཚོ, Wylie: ngang lha ring mtsho ; Chinese: 昂拉仁错; pinyin: Áng Lārén Cuò), or Ang Larencuo, is a salt lake in Zhongba County in the Shigatse Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is located northwest of Renqingxiubu Lake and contains at least 4 islands, the largest of which is about 10 kilometres in length.[2]
Map including Ang Laren Lake (labeled as ANG-LA-LING HU (NGANGLALING TSO)) (ATC, 1971)
| Ang Laren Lake | |
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  Ang Laren Lake | |
| Location | Zhongba County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
| Coordinates | 31°33′6″N 83°6′2″E |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Catchment area | 10.983 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | China |
| Max. length | 56.5 km (35 mi) |
| Max. width | 17.9 km (11 mi) |
| Surface area | 512.7 km2 (200 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 4,715 m (15,469 ft) |
| References | [1] |
References
- Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 402. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
- Maps (Map). Google Maps.
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