Latitude: 30°45'N
Longitude: 90°30'E
The biggest salt lake of Tibet, with an area approximating 700 square miles (1813 square km) that straddles the boundary of Damxung and Baingoin counties. Both the Tibetan name, "Nam Co", and the Mongolian name, "Tengri Nor", translate to "Heavenly Lake".
Located about 120 km NW of Lhasa, 15,186 ft. (4629 m) above sea level.
A large saline lake and associated saline and brackish marshes on the southeastern edge of the Qiangtang. The lake is fed by streams from the Nyainqentanghla Shan to the south. The lake was formerly much larger in size, and is now in the process of drying out.
References
- Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 340.
- Williams, W.D. (1991): Chinese and Mongolian saline lakes: a limnological overview. Hydrobiologia 210(1/2), 39-66.
- Minghui Li, Shichang Kang, Liping Zhu, Qinglong You, Qianggong Zhang, and Junbo Wang (2008): Mineralogy and geochemistry of the Holocene lacustrine sediments in Nam Co, Tibet. Quaternary International 187, 105-116.
- Minghui Li, Shichang Kang, Liping Zhu, Junbo Wang, Qianggong Zhang, Manping Xie, and Qinglong You (2008): Late Holocene lake environment reflected by the occurrence of monohydrocalcite in Nam Co, central Tibet. Quaternary Sciences 51(4), 601-609.
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