List of saltwater lakes of China

There are thousands of lakes in the People's Republic of China, including 945 saltwater lakes and 166 salt lakes.[1] Salt lakes and saltwater lakes are listed down there.

The Database of Chinese Lakes provided data on China's salt lakes. Changes in water level, environment, and human activities may increase or decrease the size of each lakes over time.[2]

The Five Largest Salt lakes

The location of five largest saltwater lakes (blue) and dried salt lakes (cyan) in the People's Republic of China

Five Largest Saltwater Lakes

The five largest saltwater lakes in China include:

English NameChinese NameProvinceArea (Square Kilometre)
Qinghai Lake青海湖Qinghai4340
Namtso纳木错Tibet1961.5
Siling Lake色林错Tibet1628
Ulungur Lake乌伦古湖Xinjiang753
Yamdrok Lake羊卓雍错Tibet638

Dried or Divided Salt Lakes

English NameChinese NameProvinceLocationArea
(Square Kilometer)
Current Condition
Qarhan Playa察尔汗干盐湖Qinghai36°55′N 94°45′E5856Divided into smaller salt lakes
Lop Nor罗布泊Xinjiang40°20′N 90°38′E5500Dried up
Kunteyi Salt Lake昆特依干盐湖Qinghai38°52′N 93°5′E1680Divided into smaller salt lakes
Manas Lake玛纳斯湖Xinjiang45°48′N 85°58′E577.8Shrank into a wetland
Dalangtan Salt Lake大浪滩干盐湖Qinghai38°30′N 91°29′E500Divided into smaller salt lakes

Other Saltwater Lakes

English NameChinese NameProvinceArea (km²)
Chaka茶卡盐湖Qinghai116
Dabiele大别勒湖Qinghai7.4
Dabusun达布逊湖Qinghai184–334
Gahai尕海Qinghai47
North Hulsan北霍布逊湖Qinghai0–90
Rakshastal拉昂错Tibet269
South Hulsan南霍布逊湖Qinghai33
Suli涩聂湖Qinghai69–85
Tuanjie团结湖Qinghai6
West Dabusun西大布逊湖Qinghai0–30
Xiaobiele小别勒湖Qinghai6.3
Xiezuo协作湖Qinghai17

References

  1. "第一次全国普查公报,2013年5月22日查阅" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  2. 中国湖泊数据库 Archived 2004-03-27 at Archive.today,中科院南京地理与湖泊研究所,于2009年4月14日查阅

See also

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