Bangda Lake
| Bangda Lake | |
|---|---|
| Yeshil Kul | |
Sentinel-2 image (2021) | |
| Location | Rutog County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
| Coordinates | 34°56′56″N 81°34′16″E / 34.94889°N 81.57111°E |
| Catchment area | 3,314.5 km2 (1,300 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | China |
| Max. length | 15 km (9 mi) |
| Max. width | 9.7 km (6 mi) |
| Surface area | 106.5 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 4,902 m (16,083 ft) |
| References | |
Bangda Lake (Tibetan: པང་བཏགས་མཚོ, Wylie: pang btags mtsho, THL: pang tak tso; Chinese: 邦达错; pinyin: Bāngdá Cuò), formerly called Yeshil Kul, is a glacial lake in Ngari Prefecture in the northwest of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies south of the western Kunlun Mountains, only a few kilometres to the southeast of Guozha Lake (Lake Lighten). Located at an altitude of 4902 metres, it covers an area of 106 square kilometres with a maximum depth of 21.6 metres and has a drainage basin containing 90 glaciers.