The highest salt water lake in the world
The highest saltwater lake in the world: Namtso Lake
Namtso? (elevation: 4718 meters): Located in the central part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, it is the second largest lake in Tibet and the third largest lake in China. saltwater lake. The lake is 4,718 meters above sea level, approximately rectangular in shape, more than 70 kilometers long from east to west, more than 30 kilometers wide from north to south, and covers an area of more than 1,920 square kilometers. The maximum depth of Namtso is 33 meters, but re-measurements of the lake in the past two years found that the deepest point of Namtso exceeds 120 meters. With a water storage capacity of 76.8 billion cubic meters, it is the largest large lake with the highest altitude in the world. "Namtso" is Tibetan, and the Mongolian name is "Tenggri Sea", both of which mean "Sky Lake". Namtso is one of the "Three Holy Lakes" in Tibet. Namtso is the first sacred lake of the ancient Yongzhong Buddhism and one of the famous Buddhist holy places.
The geographical location of Namtso: Namtso is between 30°30′ to 30°35′ north latitude and 90°16′ to 91°03′ east longitude. It is located in the southeastern part of the Northern Tibetan Plateau, in the central part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, on the northwest boundary of Lhasa City and between Damxung County to the north and Bangor County on the southeastern boundary of Nagqu Prefecture, 240 kilometers away from Lhasa. About three-fifths of the lake is located in Bangor County in Naqu Prefecture, and two-fifths of the lake is located in Damxung County in Lhasa City. Namtso is about 100 kilometers southward from Lhasa city. To the south and east of Lake Namtso are the high Gangdise Mountains and the majestic Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains, and to the north are the less undulating hills of the Northern Tibetan Plateau. The entire area forms a well-enclosed inland flow area
Climate of Namtso: Namtso is a semi-humid and semi-arid transition zone with sufficient light, heat, and water resources, and low air pressure. The air density measured in Damxung Bango is 0.73 kg/cubic meter, and the total annual radiation is about 7,000 megajoules. / square meter, the annual sunshine hours are about 3,000 hours, the average annual sunshine rate is greater than 65%, and the rainy and dry seasons are distinct. The rainy season is from June to October every year. The average precipitation for many years is 410 mm, from November to May of the following year. for the dry season.
Windiness is a prominent feature of the climate in the Namtso River Basin and its surrounding areas. Comparing the data of Damxung and Bangor, the average number of days with strong winds above level 8 over the years is: 73.8 days in Damxung and 85.5 days in Bangor.
Windy days are mainly concentrated from December to the following five years. During this period, strong windy days account for 79.4% of the whole year, and Bangor accounts for 71.7% of the whole year. Strong winds often occur in the afternoon and evening, on the Namtso water surface. The wind is particularly strong; the dominant wind direction in Namtso is southwesterly