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Taruo Lake

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Basin countries
  
China

Max. width
  
17.2 km (11 mi)

Surface elevation
  
4,566 m

Catchment area
  
6,929 km²

Max. length
  
38.1 km (24 mi)

Surface area
  
486.6 km (200 sq mi)

Area
  
486.6 km²

Taruo Lake

Location
  
Zhongba County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China

Taruo Lake or Taruocuo (Chinese: 塔若错; pinyin: Tǎruò Cuò), also known as Taro Tso (Tibetan: ཐ་རོ་མཚོ་, Wylie: tha ro mtsho, ZYPY: Taro Tso) is a lake in Zhongba County in the Shigatse Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is located about 70 kilometres west of Coqên Town. It is 38.1 km long and 17.2 km wide and has an area of 486.6 square km.

Map of Taro Co, Zhongba, Xigaze, China

References

Taruo Lake Wikipedia