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Tangra Yumco

Coordinates: 31°00′N 86°34′E / 31.000°N 86.567°E / 31.000; 86.567
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Tangra Yumco (Dang Reyongcuo)
Satellite Image of Tangra Yumco
Tangra Yumco (Dang Reyongcuo) is located in Tibet
Tangra Yumco (Dang Reyongcuo)
Tangra Yumco (Dang Reyongcuo)
Coordinates31°00′N 86°34′E / 31.000°N 86.567°E / 31.000; 86.567
TypeEndorheic, Saline, Permanent, Natural
Primary inflowsDaguo Zangbu, Buzhai Zangbu
Catchment area8,219.7 km2 (3,173.6 sq mi)
Basin countriesChina
Max. length71.7 km (45 mi)
Max. width19.4 km (12 mi)
Surface area835.8 km2 (300 sq mi)
Surface elevation4,528 m (14,856 ft)

Tangra Yumco (Tibetan: དྭངས་རྭ་གཡུ་མཚོ, Wylie: dwangs rwa g.yu mtsho, Chinese: 当惹雍错; pinyin: dāng rě yōng cuò) is a salt lake in Tibet, China. It is in the southwest of Nyima County. Tangra Yumco is 835.8 square kilometres (322.7 sq mi), with a drainage area of 8,219.7 square kilometres (3,173.6 sq mi), an elevation of 4,528 metres (14,856 ft), length 71.7 kilometres (44.6 mi) and mean width 11.65 kilometres (7.24 mi) (maximum width 19.4 metres [64 ft]).[1] It is the holy lake of the Bön believers.

Climate

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Climate data for Tangra Yumco
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −2.3
(27.9)
−0.6
(30.9)
2.3
(36.1)
6.8
(44.2)
10.9
(51.6)
15.6
(60.1)
15.4
(59.7)
14.3
(57.7)
12.5
(54.5)
7.5
(45.5)
1.8
(35.2)
−0.8
(30.6)
7.0
(44.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −10.3
(13.5)
−8.4
(16.9)
−5.0
(23.0)
−0.7
(30.7)
3.3
(37.9)
8.2
(46.8)
9.4
(48.9)
8.7
(47.7)
6.2
(43.2)
0.1
(32.2)
−5.8
(21.6)
−8.9
(16.0)
−0.3
(31.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −18.2
(−0.8)
−16.2
(2.8)
−12.3
(9.9)
−8.2
(17.2)
−4.3
(24.3)
0.9
(33.6)
3.4
(38.1)
3.1
(37.6)
0.0
(32.0)
−7.2
(19.0)
−13.4
(7.9)
−16.9
(1.6)
−7.4
(18.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4
(0.2)
3
(0.1)
5
(0.2)
5
(0.2)
7
(0.3)
21
(0.8)
66
(2.6)
72
(2.8)
27
(1.1)
7
(0.3)
1
(0.0)
3
(0.1)
221
(8.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org

Notes

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  1. ^ Sumin, Wang; Hongshen, Dou (1998). Lakes in China. Beijing: Science Press. p. 400. ISBN 7-03-006706-1.