Gaoyou Lake

Gaoyou Lake is the sixth largest freshwater lake in . It is located between Anhui Province and Jiangsu Province. In a sense, Gaoyou Lake is a manmade lake, and its creation is part of a long story about flood control and hydraulic engineering in ancient China.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in China
  • Also known as: Gaoyou”, “Kao-pao Hu”, “Kao-ya Hu”, “Kao-yu”, “Kao-yu Hu”, “Kao-yu Lake”, “Lake Gaoyou”, “Lake Kao-yu”, “Lake Peixe”, and “Peixe Lake

Gaoyou Lake

Latitude
32.83018° or 32° 49′ 49″ north
Longitude
119.31403° or 119° 18′ 51″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
8P4XR8J7+3J
Geo­Names ID
1810308
Wiki­data ID
Q630331
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Western Panjabi—“Gaoyou Lake” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Гааюху
  • Bulgarian: Гаоюху
  • Chinese: Fánliáng hú
  • Chinese: Fánliánghú
  • Chinese: Gāoyóu hú
  • Chinese: Gāoyóuhú
  • Chinese: 樊良
  • Chinese: 樊良湖
  • Chinese: 高邮
  • Chinese: 高邮湖
  • Chinese: 高郵
  • Chinese: 高郵湖
  • Czech: Kao-jou-chu
  • French: lac Gaoyou
  • French: Lac Gaoyou
  • Georgian: გაობაოხუ
  • German: Kao-ju Hu
  • Italian: Lago Gaoyou
  • Japanese: ペイシェ湖
  • Japanese: 高郵湖
  • Latin: Piexe L.
  • Latin: Piexe Lacus
  • Latin: Piexe
  • Panjabi: ਗਾਓਯੂ ਝੀਲ
  • Polish: Gaoyou Hu
  • Polish: Kaoju-hu
  • Russian: Гаоюху
  • Spanish: Lago Gaoyou
  • Swedish: Gaoyou Hu
  • Western Panjabi: گاؤیو جھیل

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