Tangjiashan Lake

Tangjiashan Lake is a landslide dam-created lake on the Jian River, which was formed by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Its name comes from the nearby mountain Tangjiashan.
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Tangjiashan Lake

Latitude
31.8366° or 31° 50′ 12″ north
Longitude
104.4551° or 104° 27′ 18″ east
Elevation
635 metres (2,083 feet)
Open location code
8P36RFP4+J2
Geo­Names ID
7839095
Wiki­data ID
Q2633152
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Satellite Map

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

In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Tangjiashan Lake” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Tangjiashan lakua
  • Chinese: 唐家山堰塞湖
  • Dutch: Tangjiashanmeer
  • Panjabi: ਤਾਂਗਜਿਆਸ਼ਨ ਝੀਲ
  • Polish: Jezioro Tangjiashan
  • Portuguese: Lago Tangjiashan
  • Swedish: Tangjiashan Lake
  • Vietnamese: Hồ Đường Gia Sơn

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