Jiesa Lake
Jiesa Lake (Chinese: 杰萨错; pinyin: Jiésà Cuò) or Gyesar Tso (Tibetan: སྒྱེ་གསར་མཚོ, Wylie: sgye gsar mtsho, ZYPY: Gyesar Tso ) is a lake in Coqên County in the Ngari Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is located southwest of Coqên Town.[2] Fed by 27 small streams, it is 32.1 km long and 7.2 km wide and has an area of 146.4 square km.[1]
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| Location | Coqên County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
| Coordinates | 30°13′34″N 84°47′32″E |
| Lake type | Freshwater lake |
| Catchment area | 946 km2 (400 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | China |
| Max. length | 32.1 km (20 mi) |
| Max. width | 7.2 km (4 mi) |
| Surface area | 146.4 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 5,201 m (17,064 ft) |
| References | [1] |
References
- Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 410. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
- Maps (Map). Google Maps.
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