Taruo Lake

Lake of China
31°8′N 84°7′E / 31.133°N 84.117°E / 31.133; 84.117Catchment area6,929.4 km2 (2,700 sq mi)Basin countriesChinaMax. length38.1 km (24 mi)Max. width17.2 km (11 mi)Surface area486.6 km2 (200 sq mi)Surface elevation4,566 m (14,980 ft)References[1]

Taruo Lake or Taruocuo (Chinese: 塔若错; pinyin: Tǎruò Cuò), also known as Taro Tso (Tibetan: ཐ་རོ་མཚོ་, Wylie: tha ro mtsho, ZYPY: Taro Tso) is a lake in Zhongba County in the Shigatse Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is located about 70 kilometres west of Coqên Town.[2] It is 38.1 km long and 17.2 km wide and has an area of 486.6 square km.[1]

Map including most of Taruo Lake (labeled as T'A-LO-K'O CHIH) (ATC, 1970)

References

  1. ^ a b Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 409. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
  2. ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
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