Aksai Chin Lake / Amtogor Tso

Aksai Chin Lake or Aksayqin Lake, is an endorheic lake in the disputed region of . The plateau is administered by China but also claimed by India. Its Tibetan / Ladakhi name is Amtogar or Amtogor Tso which means "encounter with a round object".
  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: endorheic lake located in the Aksai Chin region
  • Also known as: Aksai Chin Lake”, “Aksayqin Hu”, “Aksayqin Lake”, “Amtogar”, and “Amtogor Tso

Aksai Chin Lake / Amtogor Tso

Latitude
35.21018° or 35° 12′ 37″ north
Longitude
79.84403° or 79° 50′ 39″ east
Open location code
8J7X6R6V+3J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 44424976
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Wiki­data ID
Q4701734
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Aksai Chin Lake / Amtogor Tso” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Aksayqin Hu
  • Chinese: 安托沟尔湖
  • Chinese: 阿克赛钦湖
  • Chinese: 阿托哥湖
  • Dutch: Aksai Chinmeer
  • German: Aksai Chin
  • Hindi: अकेसाईचिन हू
  • Hindi: अक्साई चिन झील
  • Japanese: アクサイチン湖
  • Panjabi: ਅਕਸਾਈ ਚੀਨ ਝੀਲ
  • Persian: دریاچه اقصای چین
  • Swedish: Aksayqin Hu

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