Jiesa Lake
Freshwater lake in Tibet Autonomous Region, China
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Jiesa Lake (Chinese: 杰萨错; pinyin: Jiésà Cuò) or Gyesar Tso (Tibetan: སྒྱེ་གསར་མཚོ, Wylie: sgye gsar mtsho, ZWPY: Gyesar Tso) is a lake in Coqên County in the Ngari Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
LocationCoqên County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Coordinates30°13′34″N 84°47′32″E
946 km2 (400 sq mi)
| Jiesa Lake | |
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Sentinel-2 image (2021) | |
  Jiesa Lake Location within Ngari | |
| Location | Coqên County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
| Coordinates | 30°13′34″N 84°47′32″E |
| Lake type | Freshwater lake |
| 946 km2 (400 sq mi) | |
| Basin countries | China |
| Max. length | 32.1 km (20 mi) |
| Max. width | 7.2 km (4 mi) |
| 146.4 km2 (100 sq mi) | |
Surface elevation | 5,201 m (17,064 ft) |
| References | [1] |
Location
It is located southwest of Coqên Town.[2] Fed by 27 small streams, it is 32.1 km long and 7.2 km wide and has an area of 146.4 square km.[1]
