Kotra Tso (), also known as Guozha Lake (),
and Lake Lighten,
[Michael Ward]
The Kun Lun Shan: Desert Peaks of Central Asia
''The Alpine Journal'' (1989-90), p. 90. is a glacial lake in
Rutog County
Rutog County (),
(in ) is a county in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. The county seat is the new Rutog Town, located some or 700 miles west-northwest of the Tibetan capital, Lhasa. Rutog County sh ...
in the
Ngari Prefecture
Ngari Prefecture () or Ali Prefecture () is a prefecture of China's Tibet Autonomous Region covering Western Tibet, whose traditional name is Ngari Khorsum. Its administrative centre and largest settlement is the town of Shiquanhe.
History
Nga ...
in the northwest of the
Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region or Xizang Autonomous Region, often shortened to Tibet or Xizang, is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China in Southwest China. It was overlayed on the traditional Tibetan regions of ...
of
China. It lies in the western
Kunlun Mountains to the northwest of
Bangda Lake,
not far from the regional border with
Xinjiang
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...
.
Located at an altitude of 5080 metres, it covers an area of 244 square kilometres with a maximum depth of 81.9 metres and his drainage basin contains 62 glaciers.
India's claim line in
Aksai Chin
Aksai Chin is a region administered by China as part of Hotan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang and Rutog County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet. It is claimed by India to be a part of its Leh District, Ladakh Union Territory. It is a part of t ...
runs along the water-parting line of the Guozha lake and the
Amtogor Lake
Aksai Chin Lake or Aksayqin Lake, () is an endorheic lake in the disputed region of Aksai Chin. The plateau is administered by China but also claimed by India. Its Tibetan/Ladakhi name is Amtogor Lake which means "encounter with a round object".
...
to the west.
However, China has
claimed the whole of Aksai Chin in 1959.
Maps
File:Txu-oclc-6654394-ni-44-3rd-ed.jpg, Map including Lake Lighten and surrounding region ( AMS, 1950)
File:NI-44-7 Yahsierh Tso China.jpg, Map including LI-T'IEN HU (Lake Lighten)) ( DMA, 1973)
Notes
References
Ngari Prefecture
Lakes of Tibet
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