Aydingkol lake
| Aydingkol lake | ||
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| Stele at the former Aydingkol | ||
| Geographical location | Xinjiang ( PR China ) | |
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 39 ′ N , 89 ° 16 ′ E | |
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| Depth below sea level | 155 m below sea level | |
| surface | 152 km² | |
| length | 40 km | |
| width | 8 kilometers | |
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particularities |
dry salt lake |
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The lake Aydingkol ( Uighur ئايدىڭكۆل, Ayding Kɵli, Ayding köl, Chinese 艾丁湖 , Pinyin Àidīng Hú ) is located about 150 km southeast of Ürümqi , the capital of the Uyghur Autonomous Region Xinjiang , in the center of the approximately 50,000 km² Turpan Depression at 155 meters below sea level.
This lake is the fourth lowest lake after the Dead Sea , the Sea of Galilee and the Assal Lake . It is fed by the melted snow from the mountains, whereby the water evaporates in summer and the washed-out salt remains.
The dried up, approximately 152 km² large lake area is located about 50 km from the Gaochang oasis and extends about 40 km from east to west and 8 km from north to south. Here is Glauber's salt mined.
Web links
- Aydingkol Lake (Moonlight Lake). TravelChinaGuide, accessed March 28, 2013 .