List of saltwater lakes of China

There are thousands of lakes in the People's Republic of China, including 945 saltwater lakes and 166 salt lakes.[1] Salt lakes and saltwater lakes are listed down there.

The Database of Chinese Lakes provided data on China's salt lakes. Changes in water level, environment, and human activities may increase or decrease the size of each lakes over time.[2]

The Five Largest Salt lakes

Cha'erhan Salt Lake
Kunteyi Salt Lake
Dalangtan Salt Lake
The location of five largest saltwater lakes (blue) and dried salt lakes (cyan) in the People's Republic of China

Five Largest Saltwater Lakes

The five largest saltwater lakes in China include:

English NameChinese NameProvinceArea (Square Kilometre)
Qinghai Lake青海湖Qinghai4340
Namtso纳木错Tibet1961.5
Siling Lake色林错Tibet1628
Ulungur Lake乌伦古湖Xinjiang753
Yamdrok Lake羊卓雍错Tibet638

Dried or Divided Salt Lakes

English NameChinese NameProvinceLocationArea
(Square Kilometer)		Current Condition
Lop Nor罗布泊Xinjiang40°20′N 90°38′E / 40.333°N 90.633°E / 40.333; 90.6335500Dried up
Cha'erhan Salt Lake察尔汗干盐湖Qinghai36°55′N 94°45′E / 36.917°N 94.750°E / 36.917; 94.7504704Divided into smaller salt lakes
Kunteyi Salt Lake昆特依干盐湖Qinghai38°52′N 93°5′E / 38.867°N 93.083°E / 38.867; 93.0831680Divided into smaller salt lakes
Manas Lake玛纳斯湖Xinjiang45°48′N 85°58′E / 45.800°N 85.967°E / 45.800; 85.967577.8Shrank into a wetland
Dalangtan Salt Lake大浪滩干盐湖Qinghai38°30′N 91°29′E / 38.500°N 91.483°E / 38.500; 91.483500Divided into smaller salt lakes

Other Well Known Saltwater Lakes

English NameChinese NameProvinceArea (Square Kilometers)
Lake Rakshastal拉昂错Tibet269
Chaka Salt Lake茶卡盐湖Qinghai116
Gahai Lake尕海 (海晏)Qinghai47

References

  1. ↑ 第一次全国普查公报，2013年5月22日查阅
  2. ↑ 中国湖泊数据库 Archived 2004-03-27 at Archive.is，中科院南京地理与湖泊研究所，于2009年4月14日查阅

See also


Remote salt lake in China holds key to trove of lithium : ... Chaerhan Salt Lake, which takes its name from a Mongolian word meaning “world of salt” ...The Chaerhan Salt Lake area is home to 83 per cent of China’s lithium deposits, found within several meters of salt sediment on the lake floor....

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