Zigetangcuo Lake

Zigetangcuo Lake 兹格塘错
Location	Nagqu Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region
Coordinates	32°00′N 90°44′E / 32.000°N 90.733°ECoordinates: 32°00′N 90°44′E / 32.000°N 90.733°E
Type	meromictic
Basin countries	China
Surface area	18,700 ha
Surface elevation	4560 m

Zigetangcuo Lake (Chinese: 兹格塘错)^[1] is a crenogenic^[2] meromictic lake^[3] in the North Tibetan Plateau.^[4] It is located in Nagqu Prefecture, north of Dongqiao.^[5] It has an area of 18,700 ha^[2] at an altitude of 4560 meters.^[6] It is the meromictic lake with the highest known altitude.^[2]

Location of Zigetangcuo Lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

References

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