Bangecuo (also spelled as Bangor Co, ; ) is a
graben
In geology, a graben () is a depression (geology), depressed block of the Crust (geology), crust of a planet or moon, bordered by parallel normal faults.
Etymology
''Graben'' is a loan word from German language, German, meaning 'ditch' or 't ...
basin salt lake
A salt lake or saline lake is a landlocked body of water that has a concentration of salts (typically sodium chloride) and other dissolved minerals significantly higher than most lakes (often defined as at least three grams of salt per liter). I ...
[Wang, Can; Wang, Hailei; Song, Gao; Zheng, Mianping (February 2019)]
"Grain size of surface sediments in Selin Co (central Tibet) linked to water depth and offshore distance"
''Journal of Paleolimnology''. 61(2):1-13. DOI:10.1007/s10933-018-0054-8 on the
Tibetan Plateau
The Tibetan Plateau, also known as the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau or Qingzang Plateau, is a vast elevated plateau located at the intersection of Central Asia, Central, South Asia, South, and East Asia. Geographically, it is located to the north of H ...
in
Xainza County
Xainza County, also Shantsa, Shentsa, (; zh, c=申扎县) is a county within Nagqu of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. In 1999 the county had a population of 16,190.
Geography
The capital lies at Naktsang Town or Xainza. The county covers ...
within
Nagqu
Nagqu (also Naqu, Nakchu, or Nagchu; ; ) is a prefecture-level city in the north of the Chinese autonomous region of Tibet. On May 7, 2018, the former Nagqu Prefecture was officially declared the sixth prefecture-level city in Tibet after Lhas ...
in the
Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), often shortened to Tibet in English or Xizang in Pinyin, Hanyu Pinyin, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China. It was established in 1965 to replace the ...
of China.
It was reported in 2003 that the water levels of Siling Lake and Bangecuo had increased by 19.34% since 1969.
Siling Lake
Siling Lake (; ), (also known as Qilin or Selincuo) is a salt lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China to the north of Xainza. Doijiang is located near the lake. Administratively it belongs to Xainza County and Baingoin County of the Nagqu.
...
is another nearby salt lake located west of Bangecuo,
around four miles away.
See also
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Dazecuo
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Gomang Co
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Lake Urru
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Namtso
Namtso or Lake Nam (officially: Namco; ; ; ; “Heavenly Lake” in European literature: Tengri Nor, ) is a mountain lake on the border between Damxung County of Lhasa prefecture-level city and Baingoin County of Nagqu Prefecture in the Tibet ...
References
Further reading
* Lv, P., Qu, Y. G., Li, W. Q., & Wang, H. S. (2003). "Shelincuo and Bangecuo extensional lake basins in the northern part of Tibet and present chasmic activities." Jilin Geol, 22, 15–19.
External links
* Li Pu, (1955)
"Bangecuo Formation".''
Chinese Science Bulletin
''Science Bulletin'' (shortened as ''Sci. Bull.'') is a semi-monthly peer-reviewed international journal sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Published by Elsevier on behalf of Science ...
''. Chapter 9. .
doi:10.1007/978-3-540-93824-8_362
Lakes of Tibet
Xainza County
Saline lakes of Asia
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