Lake Heihai | |
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黑海 (Chinese) | |
Location | Golmud County Haixi Prefecture Qinghai Province China |
Coordinates | 36°00′00″N 93°15′00″E / 36.00000°N 93.25000°E |
Etymology | "Black Sea" |
Primary outflows | Kunlun River |
Catchment area | 1,600 km2 (620 sq mi) |
Max. length | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
Max. width | 5 km (3 mi) |
Surface area | 38.3 km2 (14.8 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 22.5 m (74 ft) |
Salinity | Mesohaline |
Surface elevation | 4,420–4,446 m (14,501–14,587 ft) |
Lake Heihai | |||||||||
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Chinese | 黑海 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Black Sea Dark Sea | ||||||||
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Alternative names | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 西王母瑤池 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 西王母瑶池 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | The Jade Pond of the Queen Mother of the West | ||||||||
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Lake Heihai is a small mesosaline lake in Golmud County, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province, in western China.