Dajia Lake

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 half way between Lake Peiku and Zhari Namco, northeast of Saga.[2]

Dajia Lake
Dajia Lake
LocationSaga County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Coordinates29°50′34″N 85°43′54″E
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[1]

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.


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