Zigetangcuo Lake

Tsige Dartso or Zigetangcuo Lake is a crenogenic meromictic lake in the North Tibetan Plateau. It is located in Nagqu Prefecture, north of Dongqiao. It has an area of 187 square kilometers at an altitude of 4560 meters.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Qangma, Amdo County, Nagqu City, Tibet, China
  • Also known as: Chigedar tso”, “Tsige Damtso”, “Zigê Tangco”, and “Zigetangcuo

Zigetangcuo Lake

Latitude
32.08848° or 32° 5′ 19″ north
Longitude
90.86116° or 90° 51′ 40″ east
Elevation
4,568 metres (14,987 feet)
Open location code
8M4G3VQ6+9F
Geo­Names ID
1279443
Wiki­data ID
Q7375530
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tibetan—“Zigetangcuo Lake” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Zige Tangcuo
  • Chinese: 兹格塘错
  • Panjabi: ਜ਼ਿਗੇਟਾਂਗਕੂਓ ਝੀਲ
  • Swedish: Zige Tangcuo
  • Tibetan: Zigê Tangco
  • Tibetan: ཙི་གེ་དར་མཚོ

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