Dawa Lake

Dawa Lake
Location	Coqên County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Coordinates	31°14′40″N 84°57′15″E / 31.24444°N 84.95417°ECoordinates: 31°14′40″N 84°57′15″E / 31.24444°N 84.95417°E
Type	Salt lake
Catchment area	2,419.6 km^2 (900 sq mi)
Basin countries	China
Max. length	16.5 km (10 mi)
Max. width	11.4 km (7 mi)
Surface area	114.4 km^2 (0 sq mi)
Surface elevation	4,626 m (15,177 ft)
References	[1]

Dawa (Tibetan: ཟླ་བ་མཚོ, Wylie: zla ba mtsho ; Chinese: 达瓦错; pinyin: Dáwă Cuò）, or Dawacuo, is a lake in Coqên County in the Ngari Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is located several kilometres northwest of Coqên Town. ^[2]Daxiong is a village located beyond its northeastern bank. The name of lake means "Moon Lake" in Tibetan language.

References

1. Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 415. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
2. Maps (Map). Google Maps.