Dochen Tso
Freshwater lake in the Tibet Region
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Dochen Tso (Tibetan: མདོ་ཆེན་མཚོ, Wylie: mdo chen mtsho, THL: do chen tso)[1][2] or Duoqing Cuo (Chinese: 多庆错; pinyin: duōqìng cuò) is a high-altitude lake in Yadong County in the Tibet region of China.[3]
LocationYadong County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet, China
Coordinates28°8′57″N 89°21′37″E
Surface area62.67 km2 (24.20 sq mi)
Surface elevation4,472 m (14,672 ft)
| Dochen Tso | |
|---|---|
| Duoqing Cuo | |
| མདོ་ཆེན་མཚོ (Standard Tibetan) | |
Sentinel-2 image (2021) | |
  Dochen Tso | |
| Location | Yadong County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet, China |
| Coordinates | 28°8′57″N 89°21′37″E |
| Surface area | 62.67 km2 (24.20 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 4,472 m (14,672 ft) |
| Frozen | Winter |
Location
The lake in located at 4,472 m (14,672 ft) above sea level,[4] about 240 kilometers southwest of the regional capital Lhasa. The rivers Nimu Maqu and Qionggui Zangbu are the primary sources of water for the lake, and the lake's water is discharged into Galacuo, which is located 9 km further to the north.[5][6]
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