Bangda Lake

Banda Lake
Location	Rutog County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Coordinates	34°56′56″N 81°34′16″E / 34.94889°N 81.57111°ECoordinates: 34°56′56″N 81°34′16″E / 34.94889°N 81.57111°E
Catchment area	3,314.5 km^2 (1,300 sq mi)
Basin countries	China
Max. length	15 km (9 mi)
Max. width	9.7 km (6 mi)
Surface area	106.5 km^2 (0 sq mi)
Surface elevation	4,902 m (16,083 ft)
References	[1]

Bangda Lake (Tibetan: པང་བཏགས་མཚོ, Wylie: pang btags mtsho ; Chinese: 邦达错; pinyin: Bāngdá Cuò）, also Bangdag or Bangdacuo, is a glacial lake in Ngari Prefecture in the northwest of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies in the western Kunlun Mountains, to the southeast of Guozha Lake.^[2] Located at an altitude of 4902 metres, it covers an area of 106 square kilometres with a maximum depth of 21.6 metres and contains 90 glaciers.^[3]

References

1. Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 416. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
2. Maps (Map). Google Maps.
3. Glacial and lake fluctuations in the area of the west Kunlun Mountains during the last 45000 years (PDF). Annals of Glaciology, International Glacial Society. Volume 16, 1992. pp. 79–84. Retrieved 9 April 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)