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Qinghai Lake
Sign in to saveAlso known as Qinghai Hu, Koko Nor, Ch'ing-hai Lake, Chinghai Lake, Lake Qinghai, Qinghai Sea, Ch'ing-hai Sea, Kokonor Sea
lake in Qinghai, China
Qinghai Lake is the largest lake in China, located in the province of Qinghai in the western part of the country. It is an important geographic and ecological feature of the region, sitting on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.
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Qinghai Lake is the largest lake in China. Located in an endorheic basin in Qinghai Province, to which it gave its name, Qinghai Lake is classified as an alkaline salt lake. The lake has fluctuated in size, shrinking over much of the 20th century but increasing since 2004. It had a surface area of 4,317 km (1,667 sq mi), an average depth of 21 m (69 ft), and a maximum depth of 25.5 m (84 ft) in 2008.
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