Erhai Lake

Erhai or Er Lake, is an alpine fault lake in , Dali Prefecture, province, . Erhai was also known as Yeyuze or Kunming Lake in ancient times.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Yunnan, People’s Republic of China
  • Also known as: “Dali L.”, “Dali Lake”, “Erhai L.”, “Erhai-See”, “L. Dali”, “L. Erhai”, “L. Ta-li”, “L. Tali”, “Lake Dali”, “Lake Erhai”, “Lake Ta-li”, “Lake Tali”, “Nhĩ Hải”, “Ta-li L.”, “Ta-li Lake”, “Tali L.”, “Tali Lake”, “ইরহাই হ্রদ”, “เอ๋อไห่”, “얼하이”, “ジ海”, “叶榆泽”, “昆明池”, “耳稿”, “西洱河”, and “阁弥”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dali.

Town
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Town is a township-level division in , in the northwest of province, China. is situated 8 km south of Erhai Lake.

Erhai Lake

Latitude
25.76333° or 25° 45′ 48″ north
Longitude
100.1875° or 100° 11′ 15″ east
Elevation
1,962 metres (6,437 feet)
Open location code
7PQ2Q57P+8X
Geo­Names ID
7839079
Wiki­data ID
Q83628
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Yue Chinese—“Erhai Lake” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Er lakua”
  • Belarusian: “Эрхай”
  • Bengali: “এরহাই হ্রদ”
  • Chinese: “洱海”
  • Chuvash: “Эрхай”
  • Czech: “Er-chaj”
  • Danish: “Erhai”
  • Dutch: “Er Hai”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره اراى”
  • Esperanto: “Lago Er”
  • French: “lac Erhai”
  • French: “Lac Erhai”
  • Georgian: “ერხაი”
  • German: “Er Hai”
  • Hindi: “अरहई झील”
  • Indonesian: “Danau Erhai”
  • Italian: “Lago Erhai”
  • Japanese: “洱海”
  • Korean: “얼하이호”
  • Literary Chinese: “西洱海”
  • Lithuanian: “Erhajus”
  • Panjabi: “ਅਰਹਾਈ ਝੀਲ”
  • Persian: “دریاچه اره”
  • Polish: “Er Hai”
  • Russian: “Эрхай”
  • Spanish: “Lago Erhai”
  • Swedish: “Erhai Lake”
  • Thai: “ทะเลสาบเอ๋อร์ไห่”
  • Thai: “ทะเลสาบเอ๋อไห่”
  • Turkish: “Erhai Gölü”
  • Ukrainian: “Ерхай”
  • Venetian: “lago Erhai”
  • Vietnamese: “Hồ Nhĩ Hải”
  • Yue Chinese: “洱海”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Majiuyi and Xiajiyi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Er Hai and Malong Feng.

Yunnan: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Kunming and Dali.

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