Nam Tso Lake

China / Xizang / Lasa /
 salt lake, interesting place
Located northwest of Lhasa, in Tibet. Also written Nam Co.

Nam Tso (Tib. for "Heavenly Lake", in Mongolian known as Tengri Noor) is the second largest saltwater lake on
the Tibetan plateau; it covers an area of 1961 km² at an altitude of 4720 m.
It is 70 km long and 30 km wide. Max depth is 34 m.


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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namtso
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Coordinates:   30°42'58"N   90°38'51"E

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  • Nam Tso lake (tso in tibetan means lake )is the second largest saltwater lake on the Tibetan plateau ; it covers an area of 1961 km2 at an altitude of 4720 m . It is 70 km long and 30 km wide .Max depth is 34 m.
  • Nam Tso, meaning "Heavenly Lake", which is the highest located vast lake in the world-at 4716 meters ASL. Extending into the centre of the lake is Zaxi Peninsula with its Zaxi Temple. Neighbouring it are four peaks which are arranged east-westward closely to one another. They are respectively at 7162, 7111, 7117 and 7046 meters ASL, with the 7048-meter Qongmu Gangri at the south end. "Nyainqentanglha"means "the God of Grassland" in Tibetan language.
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