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Tso Ngön

Coordinates: 31°36′N 88°46′E / 31.600°N 88.767°E / 31.600; 88.767
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Tso Ngön
Tso Ngön is located in Tibet
Tso Ngön
Tso Ngön
Coordinates31°36′N 88°46′E / 31.600°N 88.767°E / 31.600; 88.767
Primary inflowsYongzhu Zangbu
Catchment area6,338 km2 (2,400 sq mi)
Basin countriesChina
Max. length28.5 km (18 mi)
Max. width16.7 km (10 mi)
Surface area269 km2 (100 sq mi)
Surface elevation4,561 m (14,964 ft)

Tso Ngön (Tibetan: མཚོ་སྔོན, Wylie: mtsho sngon; Chinese: 错鄂; pinyin: Cuò È)is a plateau lake in Xainza County, Tibet Autonomous Region, southwest of China. The lake is part of the Siling Lake drainage system. The shoreline is deeply indented by bays, and the lake is dotted by many islands. It is 28.5 km long and 16.7 km wide and has an area of 269 square km.[1]

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  1. ^ Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 405. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.