Guozha Lake

Guozha Lake
Guozha Lake viewed from space
Location	Rutog County, Tibet, China
Coordinates	35°1′53″N 81°5′11″E / 35.03139°N 81.08639°ECoordinates: 35°1′53″N 81°5′11″E / 35.03139°N 81.08639°E
Basin countries	China
Max. length	30.4 km (19 mi)
Max. width	11.6 km (7 mi)
Surface area	252.6 km^2 (100 sq mi)
Max. depth	81.9 m (269 ft)
Shore length^1	104 km (65 mi)
Surface elevation	5,080 m (16,667 ft)
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Guozha Lake, also Gozha Co, Gozha Tso or Guozhacuo, also known as Lake Lighten,^[1] is a glacial lake in Rutog County in the Ngari Prefecture in the northwest of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies in the western Kunlun Mountains to the northwest of Bangda Lake,^[2] not far from the regional border with Xinjiang. ^[3] Located at an altitude of 5080 metres, it covers an area of 244 square kilometres with a maximum depth of 81.9 metres and contains 62 glaciers.^[4]

References

1. Michael Ward. “The Kun Lun Shan: Desert Peaks of Central Asia.” The Alpine Journal (1989-90), p. 90.
2. Ehlers, Jürgen; Gibbard, Philip Leonard (15 July 2004). Quaternary Glaciations: South America, Asia, Africa, Australasia, Antarctica. Elsevier. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-444-51593-3. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
3. Maps (Map). Google Maps.
4. Glacial and lake fluctuations in the area of the west Kunlun Mountains during the last 45000 years (PDF). Annals of Glaciology, International Glacial Society. Volume 16, 1992. pp. 79–84. Retrieved 9 April 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)