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| navigate by keyword : 2008 about above alkaline area average basin blue capital china chinese classified current depth empty endorheic five green hollow influx into kilometres kokonor lake largest level located maximum measured metres mongolian most name older peoples permanent plateau provide province provincial qinghai republic respectively rivers saline seasonal square streams surface teal them tibetan total translate twentythree west xining |
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| Qinghai Lake is the largest lake in the People`s Republic of China. Located in Qinghai province on an endorheic basin, Qinghai Lake is classified as a saline and alkaline lake. Qinghai Lake has a surface area of 4,317 square kilometres 1,667 sq mi; an average depth of 21 metres 69 ft, and a maximum depth of 25.5 m 84 ft as measured in 2008. The current Chinese name `Qinghai,` the older Mongolian name `Kokonor`, and the Tibetan name translate to `Green Sea`, `Blue Lake` and `Teal Sea`, respectively. Qinghai Lake is located about 100 kilometres 62 mi west of the provincial capital of Xining at 3,205 m 10,515 ft above sea level in a hollow of the Tibetan plateau. Twenty-three rivers and streams empty into Qinghai Lake, most of them seasonal. Five permanent streams provide 80% of total influx. |
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