Dajia Lake

Dajia Lake
Sentinel-2 image (2022)
Dajia Lake
LocationSaga County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Coordinates29°50′34″N 85°43′54″E / 29.84278°N 85.73167°E / 29.84278; 85.73167
Lake typeSalt lake
Catchment area630.5 km2 (200 sq mi)
Basin countriesChina
Max. length7.7 km (5 mi)
Max. width25 km (16 mi)
Surface area145 km2 (100 sq mi)
Surface elevation5,170 m (16,962 ft)
References

Dajia Lake (Chinese: 打加错; pinyin: Dǎjiā 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 halfway between Lake Peiku and Zhari Namco, northeast of Saga.

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.