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Bangda Lake

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Basin countries
  
China

Max. width
  
9.7 km (6 mi)

Surface elevation
  
4,902 m

Catchment area
  
3,314 km²

Max. length
  
15 km (9 mi)

Surface area
  
106.5 km (0 sq mi)

Area
  
106.5 km²

Bangda Lake

Location
  
Rutog County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China

Bangda Lake (Tibetan: པང་བཏགས་མཚོ, Wylie: pang btags mtsho; Chinese: 邦达错; pinyin: Bāngdá Cuò), also Bangdag or Bangdacuo, is a glacial lake in Ngari Prefecture in the northwest of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies in the western Kunlun Mountains, to the southeast of Guozha Lake. Located at an altitude of 4902 metres, it covers an area of 106 square kilometres with a maximum depth of 21.6 metres and contains 90 glaciers.

Map of Bangdag Co, Rutog, Ngari, China

References

Bangda Lake Wikipedia