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(Redirected from Dong Co) Salt lake in China
Tong Tso
Tong Tso is located in NgariTong TsoTong Tso
Coordinates32°10′N 84°44′E / 32.167°N 84.733°E / 32.167; 84.733
TypeSalt lake
Basin countriesChina
Max. length13.8 km (9 mi)
Max. width8.6 km (5 mi)
Surface area87.7 km (0 sq mi)
Surface elevation4,396 m (14,423 ft)
SettlementsDongco

Tong Tso (Tibetan: སྟོང་མཚོ, Wylie: stong mtsho) or Dong Co (Chinese: 洞错; pinyin: Dòng Cuò) is a plateau lake in Gêrzê County, Tibet Autonomous Region. The name of lake means "Desolate Lake" in Standard Tibetan. The lake has a total area of about 87.7 square kilometers. Lying at an elevation of 4,396 metres, it is dotted with two islands.

Maps

  • Map including Tong Tso (labeled as T'UNG-KO HU (TANGKA TSHO)) (ATC, 1972) Map including Tong Tso (labeled as T'UNG-KO HU (TANGKA TSHO)) (ATC, 1972)
  • Map including Tong Tso (labeled as T'ung-ko Hu) (DMA, 1975) Map including Tong Tso (labeled as T'ung-ko Hu) (DMA, 1975)
  • Map including Tong Tso (labeled as DONG CO) (DMA, 1990) Map including Tong Tso (labeled as DONG CO) (DMA, 1990)

Notes

  1. Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 420. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.
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