Tong Tso (Tibetan: སྟོང་མཚོ, Wylie: stong mtsho) or Dong Co (Chinese: 洞错; pinyin: Dòng Cuò) is a plateau lake in Gêrzê County, Tibet Autonomous Region. The name of lake means "Desolate Lake" in Standard Tibetan. The lake has a total area of about 87.7 square kilometers. Lying at an elevation of 4,396 metres, it is dotted with two islands.[1]
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| Coordinates | 32°10′N 84°44′E / 32.167°N 84.733°E |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Basin countries | China |
| Max. length | 13.8 km (9 mi) |
| Max. width | 8.6 km (5 mi) |
| Surface area | 87.7 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 4,396 m (14,423 ft) |
| Settlements | Dongco |
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edit- ^ Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 420. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.