Zhari Namco

Zhari Namco

Satellite Image of Zhari Namco
Coordinates 30°55′N 85°38′E / 30.917°N 85.633°E / 30.917; 85.633Coordinates: 30°55′N 85°38′E / 30.917°N 85.633°E / 30.917; 85.633
Type Endorheic, Saline, Permanent, Natural
Primary inflows Cuoqin Zangbu, Dalong Zangbu
Catchment area 15,433.2 km2 (5,958.8 sq mi)
Basin countries China
Max. length 54.3 km (34 mi)
Max. width 26.2 km (16 mi)
Surface area 996.9 km2 (400 sq mi)
Shore length1 183 km (100 mi)
Surface elevation 4,613 m (15,135 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Zhari Namco or Zhari Nanmu or Lake Trari NamTibetan: བཀྲ་རི་གནམ་མཚོ, Wylie: bkra ri gnam mtsho Chinese: 扎日南木错) is a salt lake in Tibet, it is bounded on the west by the Ngari Prefecture of Coqên County, and on the east by the Ngamring County of Shigatse Prefecture. Zhari Namco is 996.9 km 2, with a drainage area of 15,433.2 km 2, an elevation of 4,613 m, length 54.3 km and mean width 18.36 km (max 26.2 m).[1] It is located east of Coqên Town in southern Tibet.[2]

Notes

  1. Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 399. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
  2. Maps (Map). Google Maps.
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