Orba Co

Orba Co, also Wo Erba or Wo Erbacuo (Chinese: 窝尔巴错; pinyin: Wōěrbā cuò; Tibetan: འོར་པ་མཚོ, Wylie: 'or pa mtsho ) is a lake in Rutog County in the Ngari Prefecture in the northwest of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies at an elevation of 5,209 metres (17,090 ft), to the southeast of Longmu Lake. The lake has four major islands which are the islands with the highest altitude on earth. ^[1]

References

↑ Calder, Joshua. "Island Superlatives". Joshua Calder. Retrieved May 13, 2011.

Coordinates: 34°32′44″N 81°2′21″E / 34.54556°N 81.03917°E / 34.54556; 81.03917

Ngari Prefecture, Tibet

County-level divisions	Burang Coqên Gar Rutog Gê'gyai Gêrzê Zanda

Towns and villages	Alhar Ali Asog Burang Camco Coqên Dêmqog Dêrub Gongqên Gormain Gyungcang Jaggang Koyul Kubar Langmar Lekong Yok Moincêr Rayü Risong Risum Rutog Shiquanhe Tholing Tsaparang Wüjang

Geography	Bangda Lake Bangong Co Dawa Lake Guozha Lake Longmu Lake Lumajangdong Lake Orba Co Zhari Nanmu Lake

Landmarks	Tholing Monastery

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