Como Chamling Explained

Como Chamling
Location:Dinggyê County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Coordinates:28.401°N 88.22°W
Type:saline lake
Area:53.2km2
Pushpin Map:Tibet

Como Chamling (;[1]) is a saline lake in eastern Dinggyê County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, on the Tibetan Plateau.[2], it has an area of 53.2km2, down from 66.3km2 in 1974, although the area of the lake fluctuates, both shrinking and expanding, over time. Most of this fluctuation occurs at the eastern end of the lake. To the north of the lake is both natural pastures and farmland.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Xigazê prefecture-level city. Geographical names of Tibet AR (China). Institute of the Estonian Language. 2018-06-03. 9 January 2020.
  2. Book: Mianping, Zheng . An Introduction to Saline Lakes on the Qinghai—Tibet Plateau . 2012 . Springer Science & Business Media . 9789401154581 . 253.
  3. Nie . Yong . Zhang . Yili . Ding . Mingjun . Liu . Linshan . Wang . Zhaofeng . Lake change and its implication in the vicinity of Mt. Qomolangma (Everest), central high Himalayas, 1970–2009 . . 2013 . 68 . 1 . 10.1007/s12665-012-1736-6 . 251–265.