Longmu Lake Explained

Lungmu Lake
Pushpin Map:China Tibet Ngari
Location:Rutog County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Coords:34.6144°N 80.46°W
Lake Type:Salt lake
Catchment:570-2NaN-2
Basin Countries:China
Length:17.20NaN0
Width:9.10NaN0
Area:97-2NaN-2
Depth:10NaN0
Elevation:50020NaN0
Reference:[1]

Lungmu (;), also Longmu, Longmu Co or Longmucuo, is a glacial lake in Rutog County in the Ngari Prefecture in the northwest of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It was explored in 1989 in a Sino-French expedition to western Tibet.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Lakes in China . Sumin . Wang. Hongshen . Dou . 1998 . Science Press. Beijing. 978-7-03-006706-7 . 417.
  2. Fontes, J.Ch . Table isotope and radiocarbon balances of two Tibetan lakes (Sumxi Co, Longmu Co) from 13,000 BP. 10.1016/0277-3791(93)90026-I. 1993. 875–887. 12. 10 . Quaternary Science Reviews.