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Dagze Lake

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Location
  
Tibet

Surface area
  
260 km (100 sq mi)

Type
  
meromictic lake

Area
  
260 km²

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Dagzê Lake (Tibetan: སྟག་རྩེ་མཚོ, ZYPY: Dagzê Co) is one of many inland lakes in Tibet, with a present area of 260 km² (100 square miles). In glacial times, the region was considerably wetter, and lakes were correspondingly much larger. Changes in climate have resulted in greater aridity on the Tibetan Plateau. The numerous concentric rings that circle the lake are fossil shorelines, and attest to the historical presence of a larger, deeper lake.

Map of Dagze Co, Nagqu, China

References

Dagze Lake Wikipedia