Dawa (Tibetan: ཟླ་བ་མཚོ, Wylie: zla ba mtsho; Chinese: 达瓦措; pinyin: Dáwǎ Cuò), or Dawacuo, is a lake in Coqên County in the Ngari Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is located several kilometres northwest of Coqên Town.[2] Daxiong is a village located beyond its northeastern bank. The name of lake means "Moon Lake" in Tibetan language.
| Dawa Lake | |
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 Sentinel-2 image (2021) | |
  Dawa Lake | |
| Location | Coqên County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
| Coordinates | 31°14′40″N 84°57′15″E / 31.24444°N 84.95417°E |
| Lake type | Salt lake |
| Catchment area | 2,419.6 km2 (930 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | China |
| Max. length | 16.5 km (10 mi) |
| Max. width | 11.4 km (7 mi) |
| Surface area | 114.4 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 4,626 m (15,177 ft) |
| References | [1] |
References
edit- ^ Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 415. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
- ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.