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.”, “L. Dali”, “L. Erhai”, “L. Ta-li”, “L. Tali”, “Lake Dali”, “Lake Erhai”, “Lake Ta-li”, “Lake Tali”, “Ta-li L.”, “Ta-li Lake”, “Tali L.”, and “Tali Lake

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dali.

Town
Town is a township-level division in , in the northwest of province, . The town contains the historic centre of the county-level city of and is also commonly known as Old Town. 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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Satellite Map

Discover Erhai Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Basque to Yue Chinese—“Erhai Lake” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Er lakua
  • Belarusian: Эрхай
  • Bengali: ইরহাই হ্রদ
  • Bengali: এরহাই হ্রদ
  • Chinese: 洱海
  • Chinese: 西洱河
  • Chinese: 西洱海
  • 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
  • German: Erhai-See
  • German: Erhai
  • Hindi: अरहई झील
  • Indonesian: Danau Erhai
  • Italian: Lago Erhai
  • Japanese: ジ海
  • Japanese: 洱海
  • Korean: 얼하이
  • Korean: 얼하이호
  • Literary Chinese: 西洱海
  • Lithuanian: Erhai
  • Lithuanian: Erhajus
  • Panjabi: ਅਰਹਾਈ ਝੀਲ
  • Persian: دریاچه اره
  • Polish: Er Hai
  • Russian: Эрхай
  • Spanish: Lago Erhai
  • Swedish: Er Hai
  • Swedish: Erhai Lake
  • Thai: ทะเลสาบเอ๋อร์ไห่
  • Thai: ทะเลสาบเอ๋อไห่
  • Thai: เอ๋อไห่
  • Turkish: Erhai Gölü
  • Ukrainian: Ерхай
  • Venetian: lago Erhai
  • Vietnamese: Hồ Nhĩ Hải
  • Vietnamese: Nhĩ Hải
  • Yue Chinese: 昆明池
  • Yue Chinese: 洱海

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Er Hai and Malong Feng.

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